Epidemiologic trends in HBV infections at a reference centre in Turkey: An 11-year retrospective analysis

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 672-678

  Ergunay, Koray ^a   Balaban, Yasemin ^a   Cosgun, Erdal ^a   Alp, Alpaslan ^a   Simsek, Halis ^a   Sener, Burcin ^a   Tatar, Gonca ^a   Hascelik, Gulsen ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Serology; Vaccination; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; SEX RATIO; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865309831     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31441-3     Document Type: Article

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