Relative importance of the enterically transmitted human hepatitis viruses type A and E as a cause of foreign travel associated hepatitis

Archives of Virology, Supplement

Volumn 1996, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 171-179

  Langer, B C A ^a   Frosner G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

GENOME, VIRAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATOVIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0029685681     PISSN: 09391983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-7482-1_14     Document Type: Article

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