Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among primary school children

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cevahir, Nural ^a   Demir, Melek ^a   Bozkurt, Ali Ihsan ^a   Ergin, Ahmet ^a   Kaleli, Ilknur ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti HEV ab; Rural area; School children; Seroprevalence; Urban area

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA;

EID: 84875057162     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.292.2821     Document Type: Article

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