Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B, C and delta viruses in Tunisia
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Distribution of Genotypes of B and C Hepatitis Viruses in Guilan Province
Today, chronic viral hepatitis is considered as a public health problem in the world. Totally, 5% of the world population, especially in Asia and Africa suffer from this problem. The prevalence of acute hepatitis in America is 0.1-0.2 percent, 50% of those with hepatitis C (HCV) and 5-10% of them with hepatitis B (HCV) develop chronic hepatitis. Determining HBV and HCV genotypes is important to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90374-6