High seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses in residents in an Egyptian village in the Nile delta: A pilot study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 554-558

  Darwish, Medhat A ^a   Faris, Rifky ^a   Clemens, John D ^b   Rao, Malla R ^b   Edelman, Robert ^c  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RIVER; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0029891123     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.554     Document Type: Article

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