The epidemiology of hepatitis a virus infection in children, in Edirne, Turkey

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-273

  Erdoǧan, Mehmet Sarper ^a,c   Otkun, Metin ^b   Tatman Otkun, Muserref ^b   Akata, Filiz ^b   Türe, Mevlut ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Dept Clin Bacteriol/Infect Dis ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; Hepatitis A virus; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 11144358527     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000020344.55498.1d     Document Type: Article

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