The prevalence of HBsAg and HBsAb among pregnant women referring to Zeinabiyeh Hospital, Shiraz Iran

Shiraz E Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Motamedifar, Mohammad ^a   Amini, Elham ^a   Shirazi, Pedram Talezadeh ^a   Sarvari, Jamal ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

HBsAb; HBsAg; HBV; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B (E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84881166391     PISSN: 17351391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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