Infectious diseases in people with intellectual disabilities

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Jan 2009 Belgium English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 338, pages b194-b194 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

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Authors: De Schryver, Antoon A.; Meheus, André;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.b194

pmid: 19158170

handle: 10067/759980151162165141

Infectious diseases in people with intellectual disabilities

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Abstract

The risk of transmission of infectious diseases is particularly enhanced by institutionalisation of people with intellectual disabilities.1 The best documented examples are hepatitis B and Helicobacter pylori infection.2 3 Studies have shown that the prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers is clearly higher in …

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Belgium

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University of Antwerp
Belgium

Keywords

Learning Disabilities, Humans, Human medicine, Infections

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