United States epidemiology of hepatitis A: Influenced by immigrants visiting friends and relatives in Mexico?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 50-57

  Jong, Elaine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Immigration; Immunization; Mexico; United States

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

DEMOGRAPHY; FRIEND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELATIVE; REVIEW; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 27644502337     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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