Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B among multi-transfused thalassemia children
Background: Thalassemia is an inherited disorder of the blood. It is best treated with regular blood transfusion and chelation in developing countries which carries the risk of acquisition of blood-borne viral infection. Though hepatitis B infection can be effectively prevented by vaccine, yet no su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Hematology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=70;epage=73;aulast=Goyal |