Prevalence of hepatitis A in children and adolescents in Adana, Turkey

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 936-941

  Yapicioglu, Hacer ^a   Alhan, Emre ^a   Yildizdas, Dincer ^a   Yaman, Akgun ^a   Bozdemir, Nafiz ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036782243     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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