## Abstract The prevalence of anti‐HCV was studied in a South African area endemic for hepatitis B virus. A total of 35,685 volunteer blood donors (22,034 whites, 9,218 Asians, 3,077 Africans, 1,356 coloureds), 71 haemophiliacs, 84 chronic dialysis patients, 100 antenatal attenders, 212 nurses, and
Hepatitis C virus antibodies among risk groups in Turkey
✍ Scribed by I. Köksal; F. Koç; K. Biberoğlu; S. Biberoğlu; F. Aker; Y. Ayma; H. Köksal
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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