Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among family members of chronic carriers in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 338-340

  Zamir, Doron ^a   Zamir, Chen ^a   Rishpon, Shmuel ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Hepatitis B virus infection; Horizontal transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; VACCINES;

ENDEMICITY;

VIRUSES;

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035717378     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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