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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000

Marinho Tamíris Augusto, Lopes Carmen Luci Rodrigues, Teles Sheila Araújo, Matos Marcos André de, Matos Márcia Alves Dias de, Kozlowski Aline Garcia, Oliveira Marina Pedroso de, Silva Ágabo Macêdo da Costa E, Martins Regina Maria Bringel

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INTRODUCTION: The collection of recyclable waste materials is a widespread activity among the urban poor. Today, this occupation attracts an increasingly large number of individuals. Despite its economic and environmental importance, this activity is associated with unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiological profile of hepatitis B virus (HBV)...

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PMID: 24603732
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0177-2013

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