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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 12, 1992 - Issue 2
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Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV): a major mode of spread in the Saudi Arabia population

M. N. Al NasserDepartment of Pediatrics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 211-215 | Received 04 Sep 1991, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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Nazish Bostan & Tariq Mahmood. (2010) An overview about hepatitis C: A devastating virus. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 36:2, pages 91-133.
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Waleed H. AlMalki, Imran Shahid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Ayman K. Johargy, Muhammad Ahmed & Sajida Hassan. (2021) Virological surveillance, molecular phylogeny, and evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis C virus subtypes 1a and 4a isolates in patients from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28:3, pages 1664-1677.
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N. S. Wong, C. K. Lee, S. C. Ng, H. K. Wong, D. P. C. Chan & S. S. Lee. (2017) Prevalence of hepatitis C infection and its associated factors in healthy adults without identifiable route of transmission. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 25:2, pages 161-170.
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F. Said, A. El Beshlawy, M. Hamdy, M. El Raziky, M. Sherif, A. Abdel kader & L. Ragab. (2013) Intrafamilial Transmission of Hepatitis C Infection in Egyptian Multitransfused Thalassemia Patients. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 59:4, pages 309-313.
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Eskandar Hajiani. (2006) Hepatitis C virus transmission and its risk factors within families of patients infected with hepatitis C virus in southern Iran: Khuzestan. World Journal of Gastroenterology 12:43, pages 7025.
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Tran T T Huy & Kenji Abe. (2004) Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B and C virus infections in Asia. Pediatrics International 46:2, pages 223-230.
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S. Akhtar, T. Moatter, S. I. Azam, M. H. Rahbar & S. Adil. (2002) Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 9:4, pages 309-314.
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Abdul Bari, Saeed Akhtar, Mohammad H. Rahbar & Stephen P. Luby. (2001) Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in male adults in Rawalpindi–Islamabad, Pakistan. Tropical Medicine & International Health 6:9, pages 732-738.
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Maureen M. Jonas. 2000. Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C 389 403 .
Faleh Z. Al-Faleh & Sami Ramia. (1997) Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Saudi Arabia: A Review. Annals of Saudi Medicine 17:1, pages 77-82.
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Maureen M. Jonas. (1996) Interferon-α for Viral Hepatitis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology &amp Nutrition 23:2, pages 93-106.
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Maureen M. Jonas. (1996) Interferon‐α for Viral Hepatitis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 23:2, pages 93-106.
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Jerome B. ZeldisSouheil M. Shabib & Haysam Tufenkeji. (1995) Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis. Annals of Saudi Medicine 15:1, pages 1-5.
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M. Abdelaal, D. Rowbottom, T. Zawawi, T. Scott & C. Gilpin. (2003) Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus: a study of male blood donors in Saudi Arabia. Transfusion 34:2, pages 135-137.
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