Seroprevalence of hepatitis A and associated socioeconomic factors in young healthy Korean adults

Gut and Liver

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-92

  Chung, Goh Eun ^a   Yim, Jeong Yoon ^a   Kim, Donghee ^a   Lim, Seon Hee ^a   Park, Min Jung ^a   Kim, Young Sun ^a   Yang, Sun Young ^a   Yang, Jong In ^a   Cho, Sang Heon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A virus; Seropositivity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 79952934405     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2011.5.1.88     Document Type: Article

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