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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-4-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
The relative contribution of various risk factors to the incidence of acute hepatitis B in Italy was estimated using a special surveillance system (SEIEVA) for type-specific acute viral hepatitis. At present 146 health departments (USLs) which contain 21% of the Italian population participate in SEIEVA out of the total of 650. Data on 2460 hepatitis B cases and 708 hepatitis A cases were compared. Hospitalization, surgical intervention, dental therapy, other percutaneous exposures, barber shop shaving, i.v. drug abuse and household contact with HBsAg carriers were associated with acute hepatitis B and a large number of cases were attributable to these risk factors. Because the control programme based on vaccination will not be effective in the short term at reducing hepatitis B incidence, other additional interventions are recommended.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0950-2688
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
104
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
135-41
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-9-7
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Case-Control Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Hepatitis A,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Italy,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Regression Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2307181-Sex Factors
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pubmed:year |
1990
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevention of hepatitis B in Italy: lessons from surveillance of type-specific acute viral hepatitis. SEIEVA Collaborating Group.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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