HBV epidemiology in Latin America

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Paraná, Raymundo ^a,b   Almeida, Delvone ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b University of Bahia ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; HBV epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 32044449223     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(05)80022-8     Document Type: Article

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