The seroprevalence of hepatitis A in Northern Greece

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-498

  Kamaria, F ^a,b   Banti, A ^a   Mamasi, P ^a   Kolokotroni, D ^a   Kansouzidou, A ^a  

^a Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greeks; Hepatitis A; Non Greeks

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBANIA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; USSR;

EID: 27344442584     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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