Seroepidemiological survey of hepatitis B and C virus infections in Ghanaian children

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-283

  Martinson, Francis E A ^a   Weigle, Kristen A ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^c   Weber, David J ^a,b   Royce, Rachel ^a   Lemon, Stanley M ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Anti HBc; Anti HBs; Anti HCV,; Ghana; HBsAg

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0029943782     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199603)48:3<278::AID-JMV11>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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