Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of hepatitis B virus infection among refugees seen at a U.S. travel medicine clinic: 2005-2008

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-174

  Museru, Oidda ^a   Franco Paredes, Carlos ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Refugees; United States; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EMPORIATRICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349231237     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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