Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women in Catalonia (Spain)

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-332

  Salleras, Lluís ^a,b   Domínguez, Angela ^a,b   Bruguera, Miquel ^c   Plans, Pere ^b,d   Espuñes, Jordi ^d   Costa, Josep ^c   Cardeñosa, Neus ^b,d   Plasència, Antoni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d Directorate of Public Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Pregnant women; Seroepidemiology; Serologic markers; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SPAIN; VIRUS CARRIER; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949137742     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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