Molecular epidemiology of a large outbreak of hepatitis B linked to autohaemotherapy

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9227, 2000, Pages 379-384

  Webster, George J M ^a   Hallett, Rachel ^a   Whalley, Simon A ^a   Meltzer, Margie ^a   Balogun, Koye ^a   Brown, Dave ^b   Farrington, Conor P ^b   Sharma, Sukhdev ^b   Hamilton, Gervase ^b   Farrow, Stephen C ^c   Ramsay, Mary E ^c   Teo, Chong Gee ^c   Dusheiko, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Barnet Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034729947     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02529-0     Document Type: Article

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