Risk factors and seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigenemia in mothers and their preschool age children in Ilorin, Nigeria
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Olajide O Agbede1, Juliet O Iseniyi2, Matthew O Kolawole3† & A Ojuawo4 †Author for correspondence 1Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 2Department of Haematology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 3Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Tel.: +23 408 060 088 495; Email: [email protected] 4Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria
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