A non-invasive assessment of hepatitis B virus carrier status using saliva samples

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-84

  Richards, Allen L ^a   Perrault, John G ^b   Caringal, Linda T ^b   Manaloto, Corazon R ^b   Sie, Anni ^a   Graham, Ross ^a   Ramos, Rebecca M ^c   Leonardo, Jeffrey B ^c   Hyams, Kenneth C ^d  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b Nav Med Res Unit No 2 Detachment   (Philippines)

^c Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital   (Philippines)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0030090690     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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