Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection in Mexican subjects 1 to 29 years of age

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-254

  Alvarez Muñoz, Ma Teresa ^a   Torres, Javier ^a   Damasio, Leticia ^a   Gómez, Alejandro ^a   Tapia Conyer, Roberto ^b   Muñoz, Onofre ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis E virus; Prevalence; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0032782881     PISSN: 01880128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-0128(99)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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