Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in blood donors at a large teaching hospital of Pakistan: A potential health policy concern

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in blood donors at a large teaching hospital of Pakistan: A potential health policy concern

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B is an important public health problem for Pakistan. Being asymptomatic in many of the carriers, it needs screening to assess disease burden. Screening blood donors will not only help point out the subliminally diseased individuals but will also offer a boost to treatment rate...

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Main Authors: Sikander Abdullah, Sarmad Zahoor, Muhammad Ahmad Rao, Syed Maaz Abdullah, Sadia Asif, Abdul Wajid, Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
Subjects:
Healthy blood donors
hepatitis B
hepatitis B virus
Pakistan
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=29;epage=32;aulast=Abdullah

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