Age-specific prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A in Santiago, Chile: Risk factors and shift in age of infection among children and young adults

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 628-632

  Fix, Alan D ^a   San Martin, Oriana ^a   Gallicchio, Lisa ^a   Vial, Pablo A ^a   Lagos, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFRIGERATOR; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION; WATER QUALITY;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0036560315     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.628     Document Type: Article

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