Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in rural area in Mosul city | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2001, Pages 271-278 PDF (2.01 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rden.2020.166521 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmood Y TAHA; Mohamed Kh HASOUNI; Tariq M KASIM | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The prevalence of HBs antigen in (400) healthy people in rural area in Mosul was (5%). A high incidence of HBs was seen in young age group (25-34) years (11.69%) and in males (7.15%) more than females (3.64%). The high incidence of HB infection suggests that the dentist should take the preventive measures of being infected by their patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| hepatitis; antigen; prevalence | ||
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