Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A in Korea: Changes over the past 30 years

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 791-796

  Lee, Hyunju ^a   Cho, Hye Kyung ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^b   Kim, Kyung Hyo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Seroepidemiologic studies

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 79958290067     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.6.791     Document Type: Article

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