Serological markers of Hepatitis B and C among juvenile immigrants from Albania settled in Greece

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-240

  Milionis, Charalampos ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hepatitis; immigrants; Infectious diseases; public health and community medicine; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649259696     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2010.525631     Document Type: Article

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