Prevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and associated sociodemographic variables in pregnant women attending King Fahd Hospital of the university

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Obeid, Obeid ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

HSV 1; HSV 2; IgG; IgM; pregnant women; sociodemographic variables.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939836516     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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