Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis B antigenemia in 15 007 inmates in Taiwan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-236

  Lin, Ching Feng ^a,b,d,f   Twu, Shiing Jer ^c   Chen, Ping Ho ^e   Cheng, Jror Serk ^d   Wang, Jung Der ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Executive Yuan ^*  (Taiwan)

^d Bali Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Intravenous drug abuse; Prisoners; Tattoo; VDRL

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TAIWAN; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TAIWAN; TATTOOING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953715928     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20081045     Document Type: Article

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