Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis B virus in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-349

  Erol, Serpil ^a,b   Ozkurt, Zulal ^a   Ertek, Mustafa ^a   Tasyaran, Mehmet A ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Familial; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAFAMILIAL TRANSMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; SIBLINGS; TURKEY;

EID: 0037398955     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200304000-00002     Document Type: Article

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