Incidence trends of viral hepatitis A, B, and C seropositivity over eight years of surveillance in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Knawy, Bandar Al ^a   El Saed, Aiman ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis; Incidence; Saudi Arabia; Surveillance; Viral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449089170     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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