Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A Virus Antibodies in Turkish and Moroccan Children in Rotterdam

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Richardus, J H ^a,b   Vos, D ^a   Veldhuijzen, I K ^a   Groen, J ^b  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatitits A; Prevention; Seroepidemiology; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 0346434155     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10576     Document Type: Article

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