Secular trends of HBeAg prevalence among HBsAg-positive delivery mothers in a hepatitis B endemic area

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-123

  Lu, Sheng Nan ^b   Liu, Jing Hong ^c   Wang, Jing Houng ^c   Lu, Chu Chong ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; TAIWAN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034052424     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.2.121     Document Type: Article

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