Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India: results of a seroepidemiological survey
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the current seroprevalence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a sample of schoolchildren above 10 years of age and to determine the prevalence of HAV-induced hepatitis in adults at a tertiary care hospital in northern India between January 1992 and December 2000...
Main Authors: | Batra Yogesh, Bhatkal Bharati, Ojha Bandana, Kaur Kuldeep, Saraya Anoop, Panda Subrat Kumar, Acharya Subrat Kumar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2002-01-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000900009 |
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