Hepatitis A seroprevalence and its relationship with environmental factors in children of different age groups in Kahramanmaras, Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 830-834

  Kaya, D ^a   Guler, E ^a   Ekerbicer, H C ^a   Dilber, C ^a   Karabiber, H ^a   Guler, S ^b   Davutoglu, M ^a   Ciragil, P ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yenisehir State Hospital Kahramanmaras   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental factors; Hepatitis A; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 36749009153     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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