Seroprevalence of anti-HCV in non-professional blood donors

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-178

  Bhutta, Anjum Zubair ^a   Tahir, Zarfishan ^a   Ayub, Saima ^a   Mushtaq, Sohaila ^a  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Blood donors; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL BIAS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 84875966049     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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