Open AccessHepatitis B markers and vaccination-induced protectionrate among Albanian pregnant women in Greece
Author(s) -
Ioannis Elefsiniotis,
Elena Vezali,
Hero Brokalaki,
Konstantinos Tsoumakas
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.5498
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , public health , vaccination , hepatitis b , hepatitis b virus , immunology , virology , environmental health , family medicine , virus , pathology
Hepatitis B has long been a serious public health problem both in Greece and in Albania. In the February 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Resuli et al presented the interesting epidemiological data concerning hepatitis B virus infection in Albania. The results of this study were discussed and several data from our similar research were provided.