Urban black children have an appreciably lower hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier rate than rural Black children. The purpose of this study was to determine the carrier rate in the preceding generation of urban-born Blacks, in order to establish how rapidly the reduction in carrier rate following urban
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant Turkish women and their families
β Scribed by U. Kuru; O. Turan; N. Kuru; Z. Saglam; Y. Ceylan; M. Nurluoglu; A. Agacfidan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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