Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among β-thalassaemia major patients

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-

  Mujeeb, Syed Abdul ^a   Shiekh, Mubashir Ahmed ^a   Khanani, Rafique ^b   Jamal, Qamar ^a  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 8244238390     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559702700220     Document Type: Article

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