Incidence of acute hepatitis B in different ethnic groups in a low-endemic country, 1992-2009: Increased risk in second generation migrants

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 38, 2012, Pages 5651-5655

  Whelan, Jane ^a   Sonder, Gerard ^a,b   Heuker, José ^a   van den Hoek, Anneke ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; Hepatitis B; Immigrants; Incidence; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEPATITIS B; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864753036     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.080     Document Type: Article

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