Seroprevalence of hepatitis A in children living in the region of Kayseri;Kayseri bölgesinde yaşayan çocuklarda hepatit A seroprevalansi

Gulhane Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 142-145

  Balamtekin, Necati ^a   Kalman, Süleyman ^a   Ünay, Bülent ^a   Akçakuş, Mustafa ^b   Öztürk, Feyzullah ^c   Gökçay, Erdal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Kayseri Asker Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848887759     PISSN: 13020471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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