Hepatitis A epidemiology in Australia: National seroprevalence and notifications

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 174, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 338-341

  Amin, J ^a   Gilbert, G L ^a   Escott, R G ^a   Heath, T C ^a   Burgess, M A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035794777     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143309.x     Document Type: Article

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