Epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Croatia;Epidemiologija hepatitisa B i hepatitisa C u Hrvatskoj

Acta Medica Croatica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 377-381

  Lesnikar, Vladimira ^a  

^a Zagreb Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk groups

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENCE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY FLUID; DIALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SPERM; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROATIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 29144453886     PISSN: 13300164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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