## Abstract A large program was conducted by the Government of India to study the prevalence and profile of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its risk factors in pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in India. From September 2004 to December 2008 consecutive pregnant women a
Prevalence of anti-HCV and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in healthy pregnant women
β Scribed by F. Marranconi; P. Fabris; C. Stecca; L. Zampieri; M. C. Bettini; N. Di Fabrizio; F. de Lalla
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1018 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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