Hepatitis A infections in Wisconsin: Trends in incidence and factors affecting surveillance, 1986-1995

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 32-38

  Roels, Thierry H ^a,b   Christl, Margaret ^c   Kazmierczak, James J ^a   Mac Kenzie, William R ^b   Davis, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community wide outbreaks; Electronic reporting; Hepatitis A infection; Laboratory based surveillance; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031836140     PISSN: 00436542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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