The prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) among Turkish immigrants in Germany

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 869-874

  Burgazli, K M ^a   Mericliler, M ^a   Sen, C ^b   Tuncay, M ^b   Gokce Y ^b   Nayir, B ^b   Klor H U ^b   Sinterhauf, K ^b   Karatay, E ^b   Bilgin, Y ^c  

^a Medical and Research Center Wuppertal   (Germany)

^b Turkish German Health Foundation   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; HBV seroprevalence; Hepatitis B virus; Immigrants; Turkish

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURK (PEOPLE); BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 84902119561     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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