Hepatitis B virus infections among children and adolescents in Germany: Migration background as a risk factor in a low seroprevalence population

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Cai, Wei ^a   Poethko Müller, Christina ^a   Hamouda, Osamah ^a   Radun, Doris ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

anti HBc; children and adolescents; Germany; hepatitis B virus infection; migration background

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 78650797958     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181ef22d5     Document Type: Article

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