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Role of Potash Alum in Hepatitis C virus Transmission at Barber's Shop

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main cause of severe liver disease, including hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis and end stage liver disease. In Pakistan most of HCV positive patients have history of facial/armpit shaving from barbers. 79% of barbers are rubbing Potash Alum stone on facial shaving c...

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Autores principales: Waheed, Yasir, Safi, Sher Zaman, Qadri, Ishtiaq
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21549016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-8-211