Decline of hepatitis B infection in Greece

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 447-449

  Stamouli, Marilena ^a   Gizaris, Vassilios ^a   Totos, Grigorios ^a   Papaevangelou, George ^b,c  

^a Naval and Veterans Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decline; Greece; Hepatitis B virus infection

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE CARRIER; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAVY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0032991435     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007539517341     Document Type: Article

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