Hepatitis A seroprevalence and risk factors among day-care educators

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 259-264

  Muecke, Cristin J ^a   Béliveau, Claire ^b   Rahme, Elham ^a,b   Soto, Julio C ^c   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a,b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DAY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TRAVEL;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 10844240643     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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