The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) markers were evaluated in a random sample of 803 children attending school in Ashanti-Akim North district in Ghana in order to gain a better understanding of transmission patterns of these viruses, particularly horizontal tra
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among children in Mongolia: Results of a nationwide survey
β Scribed by DAMBADARJAA DAVAALKHAM; TOSHIYUKI OJIMA; PAGVAJAV NYMADAWA; NAVAANSODOV TSEND; TSERENKHUU LKHAGVASUREN; STEVEN WIERSMA; RITEI UEHARA; MAKOTO WATANABE; IZUMI OKI; YOSIKAZU NAKAMURA
- Book ID
- 108971283
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1328-8067
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