Controversial report regarding Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among hemodialysis patients in Kerman province, south-east Iran

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Karimabad, Mojgan Noroozi ^a   Hassanshahi, Gholamhossein ^a   Arababadi, Mohammad Kazemi ^a  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis C; Renal Dialysis

Indexed keywords

HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LATENT PERIOD; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 84875883153     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.7046     Document Type: Letter

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