Hepatitis E virus in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region: an awareness of an infectious threat to blood safety

scientific article published on 26 June 2015

Hepatitis E virus in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region: an awareness of an infectious threat to blood safety is …
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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1007668330
P356DOI10.1007/S15010-015-0807-5
P698PubMed publication ID26112744

P50authorKhalil KreidiehQ45336153
P2093author name stringSami Ramia
Soha Yazbek
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P433issue1
P921main subjectNorth AfricaQ27381
Middle EastQ7204
hepatitis EQ326643
hepatitis E virusQ5731737
P304page(s)11-22
P577publication date2015-06-26
P1433published inInfectionQ15710156
P1476titleHepatitis E virus in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region: an awareness of an infectious threat to blood safety
P478volume44