Document Type : Letter(s) to the Editor
Author
Korea University of Technology and Education
10.30476/ijms.2025.106975.4126
Abstract
I read with great interest the article by Safarpour and others, entitled “Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran”.
Highlights
Haewon Byeon (Google Scholar)
Keywords
- Safarpour AR, Shahedi A, Fattahi MR, Sadeghi E, Akbarzadeh M, Ahmadi L, et al. Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran. Iran J Med Sci. 2025;50:220-8. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2024.101949.3469. PubMed PMID: 40255222; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC12008655.
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