Hepatitis A, B, and C infection in a community of sub-Saharan immigrants living in Verona (Italy)

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Majori, Silvia ^a,g   Baldo, Vincenzo ^b   Tommasi, Irene ^a   Malizia, Maria ^a   Floreani, Annarosa ^b   Monteiro, Geraldo ^c   Ferrari, Aladino ^d   Accordini, Augusto ^e   Guzzo, Patrizia ^f   Baldovin, Tatjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Negrar   (Italy)

^d ULSS 20   (Italy)

^e Ospedale di Bussolengo   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di San Bonifacio   (Italy)

^g Sezione di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva Ambientale e Occupazionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GHANA; GROUPS BY AGE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 53849100356     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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