## Abstract Seventyβfour patients who were maintained on chronic haemodialysis in King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were tested using the recently available ELISA to determine the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (antiβHCV) in a haemodialysis unit. The prevalence r
Seropositivity to Hepatitis C Virus in Saudi Haemodialysis Patients
β Scribed by M.N. Al Nasser; M.A. Al Mugeiren; S.A. Assuhaimi; E. Obineche; J. Onwabalili; S. Ramia
- Book ID
- 115109758
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 328 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0042-9007
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