Hepatitis B virus transmission in The Netherlands: A population-based, hierarchical case-control study in a very low-incidence country

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-195

  Hahné, Susan J M ^a   Veldhuijzen, I K ^a   Smits, L J M ^a   Nagelkerke, N ^a   van de Laar, M J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38049168692     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807008205     Document Type: Article

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