Hepatitis B prevalence in the Turkish population of Arnhem: Implications for national screening policy?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 724-730

  Richter, C ^a   Beest, G Ter ^a   Sancak, I ^b   Aydinly, R ^c   Bulbul, K ^c   Laetemia Tomata, F ^b   De Leeuw, M ^a   Waegemaekers, T ^d   Swanink, C ^a   Roovers, E ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Osmose/Elan   (Netherlands)

^c Municipal Health Service ^*

^d Municipal Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estimating; hepatitis B; hepatitis C; prevalence of disease; screening programme

Indexed keywords

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

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; CIRCUMCISION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL STIGMA; TATTOO; TURKISH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858033955     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001270     Document Type: Article

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