Epidemiology of hepatitis B in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 345-350

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Zou, Shimian ^a   Giulivi, Antonio ^a  

^a Ctr for Infect Disease Prev Ctrl   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Prevention; Risk factors; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EVALUATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JURISPRUDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035716876     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2001/790915     Document Type: Article

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