Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A among children and adolescents in Larnaca area, Cyprus

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 903-905

  Hadjipanayis, A ^a,d   Hadjichristodoulou, Ch ^b   Kallias, M ^a   Sava, K ^a   Petsa, A ^a   Demetriadou, K ^a   Christodoulou, C ^c   Constantinou, A ^c   Sidera, M ^a  

^a Larnaca General Hospital   (Cyprus)

^b Natl Ctr Survlnc and Intervention   (Greece)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^d NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Hepatitis A; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYPRUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYPRUS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0033427139     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007680310138     Document Type: Article

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