Article: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in the Turkish population in Northern Cyprus

SUMMARY: Kurugöl Z, Koturoglu G, Aksit S, Özacar T, Northern Cyprus Study Team. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in the Turkish population in Northern Cyprus. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 120-126.

This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Turkish population in Northern Cyprus. The secondary aim of this study was to assess the impact of the universal infant hepatitis B vaccination program, which started in 1998. A total of 600 persons 1 to 30 years old were selected for the study with cluster sampling. The information on sociodemographic characteristics was gathered for each participant and in 585 of them, hepatitis B surface ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!