Incidence of and risk factors for hepatitis A in Italy: Public health indications from a 10-year surveillance

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 743-747

  Mele, Alfonso ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^a   Palumbo, Filippo ^a   Gallo, Giovanni ^a   Ragni, Pietro ^a   Balocchini, Emanuela ^a   Tosti, Maria Elena ^a   Corona, Rosamaria ^a   Marzolini, Antonella ^a   Moiraghi, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

epidemiology; hepatitis A; Italy; risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; ITALY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 17544404121     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80237-1     Document Type: Article

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