Seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis A, B, and C among Roma and non-Roma children in a deprived area of Athens, Greece

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 791-797

  Michos, A ^a   Terzidis, A ^b   Kalampoki, V ^b   Pantelakis, K ^c   Spanos, Th ^c   Petridou, E Th ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Socioeconomic inequalities; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBURBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 41849102735     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21134     Document Type: Article

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