Hepatitis B virus transmission in an elementary school setting

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 2167-2169

  Williams, Ian ^a,e   Smith, M Geoffry ^b,d   Sinha, Dolly ^a   Kernan, Donald ^c   Minor Babin, Gail ^b   Garcia, Enid ^a   Robertson, Betty H ^a   Di Pentima, Richard ^b   Shapiro, Craig N ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services   (United States)

^c Mountain Health Services   (United States)

^d IPRO Inc   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; HEPATITIS B; INFECTION RISK; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031455184     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.24.2167     Document Type: Article

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