The diverse patterns of hepatitis A epidemiology in the united states - Implications for vaccination strategies

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1579-1584

  Bell, Beth P ^a   Shapiro, Craig N ^b   Alter, Miriam J ^b   Moyer, Linda A ^b   Judson, Franklyn N ^b   Mottram, Karen ^b   Fleenor, Michael ^b   Ryder, Patricia L ^b   Margolis, Harold S ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031793089     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314518     Document Type: Article

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