Outbreak of hepatitis A among homosexual men in Sydney

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2039-2041

  Stokes, Marie Louise ^a   Ferson, Mark J ^a   Young, Lorraine C ^a   Person, Mark J ^a  

^a Royal South Sydney Health Complex   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031468643     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.2039     Document Type: Article

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