Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in an isolated Afro-Brazilian community

Archives of Virology

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2197-2205

  Motta Castro, A R C ^a,c   Martins, R M B ^b   Araujo, N M ^c   Niel, C ^c   Facholi, G B ^a   Lago, B V ^c   Mello, F C A ^c   Gomes, S A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 58149311062     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-008-0237-0     Document Type: Article

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