Nationwide seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in South Korea in 2009 emphasizes the coexistence of HBsAg and anti-HBs

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1327-1333

  Lee, Byung Seok ^a   Cho, Yong Kyun ^b   Jeong, Sook Hyang ^c   Lee, Joon Hyeok ^d   Lee, Don ^e   Park, Neung Hwa ^f   Ki, Moran ^g  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^f University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Korea; Seroprevalence; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84879146313     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23594     Document Type: Article

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