Prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers within household contacts in the State of Amazonas;Prevalência de marcadores para o vírus da hepatite B em contatos domiciliares no Estado do Amazonas

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 565-570

  Melo Brasil, Leila ^a,d   Ferraz da Fonseca, José Carlos ^a,b   Botelho de Souza, Rita ^a   Miranda Braga, Wornei Silva ^a   Medeiros de Toledo, Luciano ^c  

^a FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Familial pattern; Hepatitis B virus; Liver diseases; Modes of transmission; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SIBLING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0141756347     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822003000500004     Document Type: Article

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