Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV and Related Risk Factors in Contact Sportsmen in Zanjan: A Letter to Editor

authors:

avatar Rahim Sorouri 1 , avatar Mahmoud Hakami Zanjani 2 , avatar Bahram Hajkarim 3 , avatar Nooredin Mousavinasab 4 , avatar Mohammad Noori 5 , avatar Vahid Sobhani ORCID 6 , *

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Department of Physical Activity, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IR Iran
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IR Iran
Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IR Iran
Blood Transfusion Organization of Zanjan, Zanjan, IR Iran
Exercise Physiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.15, issue 10; e32818
published online: October 28, 2015
article type: Letter
received: August 30, 2015
accepted: September 2, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.32818

how to cite: Sorouri R, Hakami Zanjani M, Hajkarim B, Mousavinasab N, Noori M, et al. Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV and Related Risk Factors in Contact Sportsmen in Zanjan: A Letter to Editor. Hepat Mon. 2015;15(10):e32818. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.32818.

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