Changing pattern of hepatitis A virus epidemiology in an area of high endemicity

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 382-385

  Campagna, Marcello ^a   Siddu, Andrea ^a   Meloni, Angelo ^a   Basciu, Claudia ^a   Ferrai, Luigi ^a   Pettinau, Alessandro ^a   Cardia, Cristiana ^a   Masia, Giuseppina ^a   Coppola, Rosa Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Herd; Immunity; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84864471392     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.5940     Document Type: Article

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