Epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in Manitoba, Canada, 1992-2003

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 464-470

  Hong, Z ^a   Smart, G ^b   Zaniewski, G ^a   Wu, H ^a   Wu, J ^a   Goedhuis, N ^a   Giulivi, A ^a   Kaita, K ^c   Dawood, M ^b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANITOBA; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 23744457701     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1350-6     Document Type: Article

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