Hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnant women in North-East Italy: A seroepidemiological study
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 16 (1) , 87-91
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007600532105
Abstract
Background: Pregnant women can be considered a sentinel population, because they are a relatively unselected population whose prevalence data may be extended to the general population. Methods: A...Keywords
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