Prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B virus in pregnant women from Paraná State, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1083-1090

  Bertolini, D A ^a,c   Pinho, J R R ^b,c   Saraceni, C P ^c   Moreira, R C ^c   Granato, C F H ^d   Carrilho, F J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hepatitis B virus; Pregnant women; Serological markers

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE MARKER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33747355917     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000800011     Document Type: Article

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