Hepatitis B virus transmission between children in day care

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1989, Pages 870-875

  Shapiro, Craig N ^a   McCaig, Linda F ^b   Gensheimer, Kathleen F ^c   Levy, Martin E ^b   Stoddard, Jeffrey J ^a   Kane, Mark A ^a   Hadler, Stephen C ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (United States)

^c Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Child day care centers; Hepatitis B; Prevention and control; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMAN; MAINE; MALE;

EID: 0024792322     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198912000-00009     Document Type: Article

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