Epidemiological changes in hepatitis A in Korea: Increasing age and its effect on clinical outcomes

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2182-2189

  Shim, J J ^a   Chin, S O ^a   Lee, C K ^a   Jang, J Y ^a   Kim, B H ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; epidemiology; hepatitis A; Korea

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BILIRUBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869447151     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881200012X     Document Type: Review

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