Serologic markers for HBV, HCV and HIV in immigrants visiting the Athens' polyclinic of 'Doctors of the World - Greece'

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1045-1047

  Papadakis, G ^a   Okoba, N A ^a   Nicolaou, C ^b   Boufidou, F ^b   Ioannidis, A ^c   Bersimis, S ^d   Chatzipanagiotou, S ^b  

^a République Démocratique du Congo   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMIGRANT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGERIA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COTE D'IVOIRE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENEGAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIERRA LEONE;

GREECE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84888286993     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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