Hepatitis B marker seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in adolescents in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, in 2008

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B infection constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, however, the current epidemiological situation is not clear. Considering the importance of establishing this prevalence, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV ma...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Chiochetta Tonial, Ana Maria Passos, Andréa do Livramento, Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli, Anna Paula de Borba Batschauer, Ednéia Casagrande Bueno, Álvaro Largura, Celso Spada, Aricio Treitinger
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400003&lng=en&tlng=en