Prevalence of anti-hepatitis A antibodies in an urban middle class area of Argentina: Some associated factors

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-37

  López, Horacio ^a,e   Zitto, Teresa ^a   Baré, Patricia ^b   Vidai, Gabriela ^a   Vukasovic, Jorge ^c   Gómez, Roberto ^d  

^a Infectious Diseases Hospital   (Argentina)

^b ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

^d Pasteur Mérieux Connaught   (Argentina)

^e Centro de Infectologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0034057101     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90063-8     Document Type: Article

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