Age-specific seroprevalence of hepatitis a in sari, northern Islamic Republic of Iran;séroprévalence de l'hépatite a en fonction de l'âge à sari (nord de la république islamique d'iran)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 754-758

  Alian, S ^a   Ajami, A ^b   Ghasemian, R ^a   Yadegarinia, D ^c  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

EID: 80054866855     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.10.754     Document Type: Article

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