Outbreak of acute hepatitis A among homosexual men in East London

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-212

  Sundkvist, T ^a   Aitken, C ^b   Duckworth, G ^a   Jeffries, D ^b  

^a E London and City Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030750740     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709019028     Document Type: Article

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