Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infection markers among children and adolescents in the southern Brazilian region
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV and HCV serological markers among children and adolescents and verify the epidemiology of the HBV infection ov...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000100003&lng=en&tlng=en |