Does Cerumen Have A Risk for Transmission of Hepatitis B?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 577-580

  Kalcioglu, M Tayyar ^a   Durmaz, Riza ^a   Ozturan, Orhan ^a   Bayindir, Yasar ^a   Direkel, Sahin ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerumen; Hepatitis B virus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERUMEN; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1642315803     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200403000-00035     Document Type: Article

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