Hepatitis E in Singapore - A seroprevalence study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 579-581

  Chow, W C ^a   Ng, H S ^a   Lim, G K ^b   Oon, C J ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti HEV IgG; Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence; Subclinical infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030321116     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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