Hepatitis B core antibody screening in a high prevalence group: Comparison of three enzyme immunoassays using receiver operating characteristic analysis

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-18

  Westh, H ^a   Hoffmann, S ^b   Christiansen, E ^b   Worm, A M ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

hepatitis B vaccination; receiver operator characteristic curve; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030009653     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01895-6     Document Type: Article

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