Seroprevalence of subclinical HEV infection in asymptomatic, apparently healthy, pregnant women in Dakahlya Governorate, Egypt

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-139

  Gad, Yahia Z ^a   Mousa, Nasser ^a   Shams, Maher ^a   Elewa, Ahmed ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chronic HCV infection; hepatitis E virus; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876184836     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.83238     Document Type: Article

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