Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan

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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Main Authors: Aamir J. Khan, Stephen P. Luby, Fariyal Fikree, Anita Karim, Saima Obaid, Salima Dellawala, Shaper Mirza, Tariq Malik, Sue Fisher-Hoch, Joseph B. McCormick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2000-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
hepatitis B
hepatitis C
injections
epidemiological studies
Pakistan
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000800004&lng=en&tlng=en

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