International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Seroprevalence of syphilis among male blood donors by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in Thi-Qar province, Iraq during 2007 to 2011

Saad S. Hamim
  • Saad S. Hamim
  • Department of Pathological Analysis, College of Science, Thi-Qar University, Iraq.
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  •  Received: 08 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 04 June 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014

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