Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Markers among Malaria-exposed Gold Miners in Brazilian Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 751-755

  Souto, Francisco José Dutra ^a   Fontes, Cor Jésus Fernandes ^a   Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Emigration and immigration; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GOLD; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GOLD; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0035431515     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000600001     Document Type: Article

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