Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Infection among Expatriates in Nigeria

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-376

  Cobelens, Frank G J ^a   Van Schothorst, Henk J ^b   Wertheim Van Dillen, Pauline M E ^a   Ligthelm, Robert J ^c   Paul Steenstra, Ineke S ^b   Van Thiel, Pieter P A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Reformed Missionary Church ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLERGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1042300311     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380968     Document Type: Article

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