Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State
Context: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a cause of chronic liver disease, causing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and pregnant women are not spared. Perinatal transmission is a significant way that the disease is spread from mother to children who will eventually become adults and chro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2020;volume=37;issue=1;spage=126;epage=131;aulast=Ogbe |