Incidence and relative risk for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tuberculosis and occurrence of malaria among merchant seamen

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-110

  Hansen, Henrik L ^a   Hansen, Kjeld Gade ^b   Andersen, Paul L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DENMARK; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; SAILOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029971202     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609049058     Document Type: Article

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