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Article: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in the Turkish population in Northern Cyprus
- Article from:
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Mar/Apr 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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SUMMARY: Kurugöl Z, Koturoglu G, Aksit S, Ãzacar 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 ...