Differences in hepatitis B infection rate between ethnic groups in antenatal women in Birmingham, United Kingdom, May 2004 to December 2008

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 30, 2012, Pages

  Caley, M ^a   Fowler, T ^b   Greatrex, S ^c   Wood, A ^d  

^a NHS Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

^b United Kingdom Department of Health   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Birmingham ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B (E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866397770     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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