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ERIC Number: EJ441269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Antibody in Home-Reared Individuals with Down Syndrome.
Pueschel, Siegfried M.; And Others
Research in Developmental Disabilities, v12 n3 p243-49 1991
This study found no significant difference in the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigens or antibodies between 180 noninstitutionalized subjects (ages 1-29) with Down's syndrome and 155 subjects without Down's syndrome. This finding contrasts with previous findings with institutionalized Down's syndrome subjects. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Incidence, Diseases, Downs Syndrome, Epidemiology, Family Environment, Institutionalized Persons
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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