The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to study the prevalence rates for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to surface antigen (anti-HBs), and antibody to core antigen (anti-HBc) in 724 voluntary donors, students, pregnant women and those seeking treatment for minor
Hepatitis B virus among saudi children in Gizan, Saudi Arabia
β Scribed by C. M. Parande; S. C. Arya; S. J. Ashraf
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 542 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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