Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections and associated factors among blood donors in Aden city, Yemen;Prévalence des infections par les virus de l'hépatite B et C et facteurs associés chez des donneurs de sang dans la ville d'Aden (Yémen)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 624-629

  Al Waleedi, A A ^a   Khader, Y S ^b  

^a Aden University   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; YEMEN;

EID: 84864072879     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.6.624     Document Type: Article

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