Hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnant women in North-East Italy: A seroepidemiological study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-91

  Baldo, Vincenzo ^a   Floreani, Annarosa ^b   Menegon, Tiziana ^a   Grella, Pasquale ^b   Paternoster, Delia M ^b   Trivello, Renzo ^a  

^a Institute of Hygiene   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; HIV; Pregnant women; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0034032778     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007600532105     Document Type: Article

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