Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Taiwan: Comparison between women born in Taiwan and other southeast countries

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lin, Ching Chiang ^a,b,c   Hsieh, Hsiu Shu ^d   Huang, Yu Jie ^e   Huang, Yeou Lih ^c,f   Ku, Ming Kun ^a   Hung, Hsin Chia ^f,g  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 43349099053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-49     Document Type: Article

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