Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A Virus Antibodies in the U.S.: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Public Health Reports

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-532

  Monina Klevens, R ^a   Kruszon Moran, Deanna ^b   Wasley, Annemarie ^c   Gallagher, Kathleen ^c   McQuillan, Geraldine M ^b   Kuhnert, Wendi ^c   Teshale, Eyasu H ^a   Drobeniuc, Jan ^a   Bell, Beth P ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISPANIC; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051569903     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491112600408     Document Type: Article

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