Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among barbers and their clients in the Rabat region of Morocco;Séroprévalence de l'hépatite B et C chez les barbiers et leurs clients dans la Région de Rabat (Maroc)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 911-919

  Belbacha, I ^a   Cherkaoui, I ^b   Akrim, M ^c   Dooley, K E ^d   El Aouad, R ^e  

^a Department of Immunology and Virology   (Morocco)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (Morocco)

^c Molecular Biology Laboratory   (Morocco)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

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EID: 84855227198     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.12.911     Document Type: Article

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