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The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in β-thalassemia patients in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is the most commonly reported bloodborne infection in Pakistan. Frequent blood transfusions in β-thalassemia patients expose them to a high risk of HCV infection. The purpose of this paper is to summarise the current data on the prevalence of HCV infection in...

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Autores principales: Akhtar, Sohail, Nasir, Jamal Abdul, Hinde, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32349737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8414-5