Comparison of trip characteristics of children and adults with travel-acquired hepatitis A infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1184-1186

  Gosselin, Cathy ^a   De Serres, Gaston ^a,b   Rouleau, Isabelle ^a   Duval, Bernard ^a,b   Shadmani, Ramak ^a   Naus, Monika ^c   Ward, Brian J ^d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endemic diseases; Health behavior; Hepatitis A; Prevention and control; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HOME; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33845464971     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000246852.21859.92     Document Type: Article

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