Hepatitis b and c: an assessment of risk exposure and prevalence among preclinical medical students in Northwestern Nigeria
Background The risk of transmission of hepatitis B and C (HBV and HCV) infection is of particular concern among medical students training in high endemic regions. In this study, we investigated the risk and prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among preclinical medical students in a government-ow...
Main Authors: | Musa Abubakar Kana, Nanben Victoria Omole, Awawu Grace Nmadu, Istifanus A Joshua, Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Nigerian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=1;spage=62;epage=68;aulast=Kana;type=0 |
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