Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C, and human immunodeficiency type 1 viruses in a rural population from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 250-252

  Basaras, Miren ^a   Santamaría, Asun ^b   Sarsa, Mario ^c,d   Gutiérrez, Enrique ^d   De Olano, Ybon ^d   Cisterna, Ramón ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Cogo   (Equatorial Guinea)

^d c/o Manuel Iradier no 21 6o   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Disease markers; Equatorial Guinea; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0032784702     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90010-X     Document Type: Article

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