Epidemiological pattern and mortality rates for hepatitis A in Brazil, 1980-2002 - A Review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-127

  Vitral, Cláudia L ^a,b   Gaspar, Ana Maria C ^a   Souto, Francisco José D ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hepatitis A virus; Hepatitis A epidemiology; Hepatitis A mortality

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 33645561981     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000200001     Document Type: Review

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