Survey of Hepatitis B Status in Hemodialysis Patients in a Training Hospital in Urmia, Iran
To evaluate the prevalence of HBV infection in chronic hemodialysis patients at our dialysis center of Urmia′s Taleqni Hospital, Urmia, Iran, we studied cross-sectionally the hepatitis surface antigen (HbsAg) status in blood samples of 167 active chronic hemodialysis patients at our cente...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2008;volume=19;issue=3;spage=466;epage=469;aulast=Khameneh |