Socio-economic assessments of Hepatitis C Virus infection: Evidence from Vehari district of Pakistan
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چکیده
The present study corroborates the annual average economic burden of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and socio-economic factors concerning awareness HCV in Pakistan.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of hepatitis research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2641-2977']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17352/ahr.000030