Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among pregnant women referred to healthcare centers of Zanjan

Journal of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Volumn 22, Issue 93, 2014, Pages 96-104

  Mobaien, A R ^a   Mohammadian, F ^a   Mazlomzade, S ^a   Esmaeelzade, A ^a   Sorouri Zanjani, R ^a   Savabi, S ^b   Soleimanipor, S ^b   Khodami Khosroshahi, F ^b   Hajikarim, B ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HBs Ab; HBs Ag; HBV; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; JAUNDICE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84940332883     PISSN: 16069366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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