An outbreak of hepatitis A among children and adults in Denmark, August 2002 to February 2003

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 485-491

  Gervelmeyer, A ^a,b,d   Nielsen, M Søborg ^a   Frey, L Chemnitz ^c   Sckerl, H ^c   Damberg, E ^c   Molbak K ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training   (Denmark)

^c Medical Office of Health   (Denmark)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646147832     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005200     Document Type: Article

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