Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus markers among malaria-exposed gold miners in Brazilian Amazon
Hepatitis B and C virus markers were assessed during a survey on malaria in gold mine camps in southern Brazilian Amazon in order to identify risk factors associated to these viral diseases. The study comprised 520 subjects, most of them were gold miners. Missing subjects totaled 49 (8.6%). Among th...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2001-08-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000600001 |