Seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 562-565

  Shidrawi, Ray ^a   Al Huraibi, Mohammed Ali ^b   Al Haimi, Mohammed Ahmad ^b   Dayton, Ralph ^c   Murray Lyon, Iain M ^c  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Kuwait Hospital   (Yemen)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Yemen

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YEMEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YEMEN;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 3042777992     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20126     Document Type: Article

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