Prevalence of anti-hepatitis B and anti-hepatitis A antibodies among school aged children in Western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1515-1522

  Jaber, Soad M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; RANDOM SAMPLE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROPREVALENCE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STUDENTS;

EID: 36048950201     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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