Hepatitis C virus infection among patients with diabetes mellitus in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Hepatitis C virus infection among patients with diabetes mellitus in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND Data regarding comorbidities of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are lacking. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HCV among Saudi patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Dammam, KSA. METHODS In this cross-sectional study done in 2011, a total of 1054 Saudi DM patients were randomly selected from the Diabetes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1578-0