Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence in pregnant women: A cross‑sectional survey in Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-218

  Shoghli, Alireza ^a   Nabavi, Seyed Mahmood ^b   Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^c   Kolifarhood, Goodarz ^a   Goya, Mohammad Mehdi ^d   Namazi, Roshanak ^d   Fallahnezhad, Mojtaba ^e   Mohajeri, Mansor ^a   Mousavinasab, Nouraldin ^a   Zanjani, Rahim Sorouri ^a   Saeini, Mohammad Reza ^a   Jalilvand, Ahmad ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease   (Iran)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^e Razi Science Researchers Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Iran; Pregnant women; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944451339     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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