Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan

• Auteurs principaux: Aamir J. Khan (Auteur), Stephen P. Luby (Auteur), Fariyal Fikree (Auteur), Anita Karim (Auteur), Saima Obaid (Auteur), Salima Dellawala (Auteur), Shaper Mirza (Auteur), Tariq Malik (Auteur), Sue Fisher-Hoch (Auteur), Joseph B. McCormick (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: The World Health Organization, 2000-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Following reports of frequent deaths associated with jaundice and chronic liver disease among adults in a periurban community of Karachi, Pakistan, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the relationship between injections and viral hepatitis infections, to identify the reasons why patients rece...