Hepatitis B virus infection in immigrants to the southern Brazilian Amazon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 282-284

  Souto, Francisco José Dutra ^a,e   Fontes, Cor Jésus Fernandas ^a,b   Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra ^c   Lyra, Luiz Guilherme Costa ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO JÚLIO MÜLLER   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Gold miners; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 0031860163     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91012-4     Document Type: Article

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