Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections among military personnel

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 285-290

  Villar, Livia M ^a   do Ó, Kycia Maria R ^b   Scalioni, Leticia P ^a   Cruz, Helena M ^a   Portilho, Moyra M ^a   Mendonça, Ana Carolina F ^a   Miguel, Juliana C ^a   Figueiredo, Andreza S ^a   de Almeida, Adilson J ^a,c   Lampe, Elisabeth ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b São Lucas Hospital   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO GAFFRÉE E GUINLE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Military personnel; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BRAZILIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLDIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930087810     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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