Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Northern Nigerian Blood Donors
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Vox Sanguinis
- Vol. 50 (3), 151-153
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1423-0410.1986.tb04868.x
Abstract
1,860 serum samples of blood donors from northern Nigeria were tested for the presence of the hepatitis B surface antigen. 8.9% of them were found to be positive. Significant differences in frequency were observed amongst various ethnic groups as well as ABO blood groups.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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