Prevalence of hepatitis B and C among students of health colleges in Saudi Arabia;Prévalence de l'hépatite B et C chez des étudiants en faculté de santé en Arabie Saoudite

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 759-762

  Al Ajlan, A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80054854891     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.10.759     Document Type: Article

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