Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among children in endemic areas of Turkey

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Kangin, Murat ^a   Turhanoglu, Mine ^a   Gulsun, Serda ^a   Cakabay, Bahri ^a  

^a Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis markers; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY ISOLATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 77949719740     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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