Epidemiological, serological and molecular aspects of hepatitis B and C in children and teenagers of municipal daycare facilities schools and schools in the city of Santos

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of the serological markers anti-HBc, HBsAg and anti-HBs of hepatitis B and anti-HCV of hepatitis C among children and teenagers enrolled at daycare facilities, kindergartens and municipal elementary education network in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil....

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Main Authors: Maria Célia Cunha Ciaccia, Regina Célia Moreira, Marcílio Figueiredo Lemos, Isabel Takano Oba, Gilda Porta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000300588&lng=en&tlng=en