Hepatitis B infection among patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has a low endemicity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sexual transmission must play an important role in this virus, but the prevalence and risk factors have never been properly investigated. The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence and risk factors for HBV infection in...
Main Authors: | Ledy HS Oliveira, Isabel R Silva, Brunno LS Xavier, Silvia MB Cavalcanti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2001-07-01
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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=S0074-02762001000500007 |
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