Prevalence of antibodies against enterically transmitted viral hepatitis (HAV and HEV) among adolescents in an inland territory of central Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-47

  Ripabelli, G ^a   Sammarco, M L ^a   Campo, T ^b   Montanaro, C ^c   D'Ascenzo, E ^c   Grasso, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL N3 Centro Molise   (Italy)

^c Public Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

adolescents; anti HAV; anti HEV; seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0031043624     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007393511106     Document Type: Article

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