Risk factors for horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in a rural district in Ghana

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 478-487

  Martinson, Francis E A ^a,c   Weigle, Kristen A ^a   Royce, Rachel A ^a   Weber, David J ^a,b   Suchindran, Chirayath M ^a   Lemon, Stanley M ^a,b,d  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Disease transmission; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Horizontal; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GHANA; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032030964     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009474     Document Type: Article

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