Intrafamilial spread of hepatitis B virus infection in Greece

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 911-915

  Zervou, Eleftheria K ^a   Gatselis, Nikolaos K ^b   Xanthi, Epthemia ^a   Ziciadis, Kostas ^a   Georgiadou, Sarah P ^b   Dalekos, Georgios N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Intrafamilial spread; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SYRINGE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FAMILY HEALTH; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23944511169     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200509000-00005     Document Type: Article

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