• Title of article

    Letter to Editor: When Appropriate Statistical Analysis is Dismissed

  • Author/Authors

    Pourhoseingholi, Mohamad Amin shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Research Center, تهران, ايران , Baghestani, Ahmad Reza islamic azad university - Department of Mathematics, ايران , Vahedi, Mohsen tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, تهران, ايران

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  • Abstract
    We read with interest the paper entitled “Prevalence of Hepatitis D Virus Infection among Hepatitis B Virus Infected Patients in Qom Province, Center of Iran” by Ghadir et al. (1) which was performed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis D in the general population of Qom province and the potential risk factors for acquiring HDV. They found 48 subjects (1.3%) suffered from hepatitis B and only one HBsAg-positive case with HDV infection (0.03%) and concluded that the prevalence of hepatitis D in Qom is the lowest in Iran.
  • Keywords
    Sample Size , Chi , Square Distribution
  • Journal title
    Hepatitis Monthly
  • Journal title
    Hepatitis Monthly
  • Record number

    2557659