Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis a virus in drinking water workers and wastewater workers in Texas from 1996 to 1997

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 821-826

  Weldon, Minda ^a   VanEgdom, Martha J ^a,b   Hendricks, Katherine A ^a   Regner, Gary ^a   Bell, Beth P ^a   Sehulster, Lynne M ^a  

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

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SUPPLY; WORKER;

EID: 0033880904     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200008000-00011     Document Type: Article

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