Hepatitis A Risk in Travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-238

  Askling, Helena H ^f   Rombo, Lars ^a,f   Andersson, Yvonne ^b   Martin, Stephen ^c   Ekdahl, Karl ^d,e  

^a Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NEWBORN; NORTH AFRICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TOURISM; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, NORTHERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAR EAST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349157152     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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