Risk of enterically transmitted hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in afghanistan

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1800-

  Carmoi, Thierry ^a   Safiullah, Safi ^b   Nicand, Elisabeth ^a  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b Department of Urology   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949141525     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599231     Document Type: Letter

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