Changing patterns of hepatitis A prevalence within the Saudi population over the last 18 years

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 7371-7375

  Al Faleh, Faleh ^a   Al Shehri, Suliman ^b   Al Ansari, Saleh ^b   Al Jeffri, Mohammed ^c   Al Mazrou, Yaqoub ^c   Shaffi, Ahmad ^a   Abdo, Ayman A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia; Serology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 63449129657     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7371     Document Type: Article

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