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Health in intellectual disability
Infectious diseases in people with intellectual disabilities
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b194 (Published 21 January 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b194
- Antoon A De Schryver, professor1,
- Andre Meheus, emeritus professor1
- 1Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
- antoon.deschryver{at}ua.ac.be
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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