Impact of travel on the seroprevalence of hepatitis A in children

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-51

  Faillon, S ^a   Martinot, A ^a   Hau, I ^b   Puget, A ^c   Moulin, F ^d   Noel, G ^e   Guen, C Gras Le ^f   Lorrot, M ^g   Callamand, P ^h   Hue, V ^a   Meritet, J F ^d,i   Gendrel, D ^d,i   Dubos, F ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^f NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^h Internal Medicine Cardiology and Central Laboratories Béziers General Hospital   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis A; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 84871517253     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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