Prevalence of hepatitis B infection and carrier status among adults in Mexico;Prevalencia en México de la infección y el estado de portador de la hepatitis B en adultos

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Valdespino, José Luis ^a,b,e   Conde González, Carlos J ^c   Olaiz Fernández, Gustavo ^d   Palma, Oswaldo ^c   Sepúlveda, Jaime ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^b Laboratorio de Biologicos Y Reactivos de Mexico Birmex

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^e Laboratorio de Biológicos Y Reactivos de México Birmex   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Mexico; Seroepidemiology; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548107595     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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