Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody among children and young adults in Bangkok

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1477-1480

  Pancharoen, Chitsanu ^a   Kasempimolporn, Songsri ^c   Wilde, Henry ^c   Mekmullica, Jutarat ^b   Thisyakorn, Usa ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Hepatitis A Virus; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 0035495269     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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