Declining trend in the seroprevalence of infection with hepatitis a virus in Thailand

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Chatproedprai, S ^a   Chongsrisawat, V ^a   Chatchatee, P ^a   Theamboonlers, A ^a   Yoocharoen, P ^b   Warinsathien, P ^b   Tharmaphornpilas, P ^b   Warintrawat, S ^b   Sinlaparatsamee, S ^c   Chaiear, K ^d   Khwanjaipanich, S ^e   Paupunwatana, S ^f   Poovorawan, Y ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Udonthani Hospital   (Thailand)

^e CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^f Chiang Rai Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYGIENE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 33947500767     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485907X157040     Document Type: Article

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