A study on the perinatal transmission of the Hepatitis B virus

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-130

  Chakravarti, A ^a   Rawat, D ^a   Jain, M ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Children; HBV; Perinatal transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B NUCLEOCAPSID ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 19044380579     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16055     Document Type: Article

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