Hepatitis Awareness Bus: A Model for Finding Unknown Hepatitis B and C Infections

authors:

avatar Masood Ziaee ORCID 1 , avatar Morteza Hajihosseini 2 , *

Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.17, issue 6; e11719
published online: June 16, 2017
article type: Letter
received: April 12, 2017
revised: April 29, 2017
accepted: June 8, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.11719

how to cite: Ziaee M, Hajihosseini M. Hepatitis Awareness Bus: A Model for Finding Unknown Hepatitis B and C Infections. Hepat Mon. 2017;17(6):e11719. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.11719.

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