Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan
Following reports of frequent deaths associated with jaundice and chronic liver disease among adults in a periurban community of Karachi, Pakistan, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the relationship between injections and viral hepatitis infections, to identify the reasons why patients rece...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2000-08-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000800004&lng=en&tlng=en |