Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among school-age children in the stann creek District of Belize, Central America

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 452-455

  Chamberlin, Judith ^a   Bryan, Joe P ^a   Jones, David Lanier ^b   Reyes, Linda ^c   Hakre, Shilpa ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Belize)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0029909136     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.452     Document Type: Article

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