Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C markers in adolescents in Southern Brazil Soroprevalência de marcadores de hepatite B e hepatite C em adolescentes no Sul do Brasil

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) markers among adolescents aged between 10 and 16 years old, who are elementary school students in the city of Chapecó, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The study involved a cross-sectional surv...

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Main Authors: Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli, Ana Maria Passos, Andréia Royer Voigt, Andréa do Livramento, Gabriela Tonial, Aricio Treitinger, Celso Spada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2011-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011000400014