Hepatitis A seroepidemiology in Eastern Turkey
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Hepatitis A seroepidemiology in Eastern Turkey.
BACKGROUND It has been reported that there are great deal of changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis A at the present. The epidemiologic studies regarding to hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection are not sufficient both in the country and study region. OBJECTIVE To investigate HAV seroprevalence and association with socio-demographic variables. DESIGN Cross-sectional and community based study....
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i2.9393