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Prevalence of HCV and HIV infections in 2005-Earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan

BACKGROUND: On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hit the Northern parts of Pakistan. In the post-earthquake scenario, overcrowding, improper sewage disposal, contamination of food and drinking water, hasty surgical procedures, and unscreened blood transfusions to earthquake victims mos...

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Autores principales: Khan, Saeed, Rai, Mohammad A, Khan, Adnan, Farooqui, Amber, Kazmi, Shahana U, Ali, Syed H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2583978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18954443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-147