Hepatitis B virus markers among teenagers in the Araguaia region, Central Brazil: Assessment of prevalence and vaccination coverage

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 5290-5293

  Melo, Laura Valdiane Luz ^a   Silva, Marcondes Alves Barbosa da ^b   Calçada, Cristiane de Oliveira Rodrigues ^c   Cavalcante, Silvia Raquel Brandão ^a   Souto, Francisco José Dutra ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CUIABÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Prevalence; Vaccine coverage

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREND STUDY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960318831     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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