Hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infection: Epidemiology and risk factors in a large cohort of pregnant women in Lorestan, West of Iran

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 736-739

  Mohebbi, Seyed Reza ^a   Sanati, Azar ^a   Cheraghipour, Kourosh ^b   Nejad, Mohammad Rostami ^a   Shalmani, Hamid Mohaghegh ^a   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Lorestan Veterinary Organization Office   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti HBc antibody; Anti HCV antibody; HBs Ag; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 80053620908     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.749     Document Type: Article

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