Risk factors for intrafamilial spread of hepatitis B in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-45

  Salkic, Nermin N ^a,c   Zerem, Enver ^a   Zildzic, Muharem ^a   Ahmetagic, Sead ^a   Cickusic, Elmir ^a   Ljuca, Farid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c NONE   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 60149107032     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51821     Document Type: Article

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