Population seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in rural Bangladesh

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 875-881

  Labrique, Alain B ^a   Zaman, K ^b   Hossain, Zahid ^b   Saha, Parimalendu ^b   Yunus, Mohammad ^b   Hossain, Anowar ^b   Ticehurst, John ^a   Nelson, Kenrad E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449720996     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0352     Document Type: Article

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