Hepatitis B carriers in large vehicle drivers of Iran

Hepatitis B is a serious cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in Iran is about 1.7% but little is known about the high-risk occupations. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of HBsAg and assess risk factors of infection in Iran’s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2003-05, Vol.21 (17), p.1948-1951
Hauptverfasser:	Jahani, Mohammad Reza, Motevalian, Seyed Abbas, Mahmoodi, Mahmood
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Blood Transfusion Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - virology Confidence intervals Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood Hepatitis B virus Human viral diseases Humans Immunization Infectious diseases Iran Iran - epidemiology Logistics Male Marital status Medical sciences Middle Aged Occupational epidemiology Police Population Prevalence Risk assessment Risk Factors Smoking Socioeconomic Factors Studies Tattooing - adverse effects Truck drivers Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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