Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B virus infections among visitors to an STD clinic

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 488-492

  Van Duynhoven, Y T H P ^a   Van De Laar, M J W ^a   Schop, W A ^a   Rothbarth, P H ^a   Van Der Meijden, W I ^a   Van Loon, A M ^a   Sprenger, M J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus infections; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 79959998219     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.6.488     Document Type: Article

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