Hepatitis A immunity in the Swedish population. A study of the prevalence of markers in the Swedish population

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Böttiger, Margareta ^a   Christenson, Brith ^b   Grillner, Lena ^c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CITY; EXPOSURE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030906847     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035867     Document Type: Article

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