Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection, rural southern People's Republic of China

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1682-1688

  Li, Rong Cheng ^a   Ge, Sheng Xiang ^b   Li, Yan Ping ^a   Zheng, Ying Jie ^b,c   Nong, Yi ^a   Guo, Qing Shun ^b   Zhang, Jun ^b   Ng, Mun Hon ^b   Xia, Ning Shao ^b  

^a GUANGXI CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWINE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 33750558051     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1211.060332     Document Type: Article

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