Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B virus: Epidemiological Considerations and Implications for Control with Vaccine
Prior to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, more than 50% of the new hepatitis B virus infections in the United States and Canada were sexually transmitted, approximately one-quarter by heterosexual men and women and one-third by homosexual men. The percentage of hepatitis B vi...
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Main Author: | Franklyn N Judson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1991-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/836192 |
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