Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis B and C infections among doctors and dentists in Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 357-361

  Olubuyide, I O ^a,b   Ola, S ^a   Aliyu, B ^a   Dosumu, O O ^a   Arotiba, J T ^a   Olaleye, O A ^a   Odaibo, G N ^a   Odemuyiwa, S O ^a   Olawuyi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SURGEON; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031433417     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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