Screening for HBeAg and anti-HBe WM performed on 133 carriers of HBsAg in an institution for the mentally retarded. By radioimmunoassay, the prevalences of HBeAg and anti-me were determined to be 16 and 78%, respectively. J3BeAg prevalence WM significantly different in the following pairs of carrier
Risk of hepatitis B in a ward for mentally retarded HBsAg carriers
β Scribed by J. Eskola; Maija Wilska; S. Autio; J. Keski-Oja
- Book ID
- 105264482
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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