## Abstract From December 1977 until April 1978 a hepatitis A outbreak occurred in an institution for the mentally retarded. The institution housed 311 residents and had a staff of 308. The outbreak was studied by enzymeβlinked immunosorbent assays for hepatitis A antigen and antibodies, and by liv
Studies on the outbreak of hepatitis A in an institute for mentally retarded children
β Scribed by Nara, Hideyasu ;Suzuki, Kenji ;Momma, Takashi ;Ookawa, Masaomi ;Kawabe, Hiroyasu ;Yoshida, Yutaka ;Tsuda, Fumio ;Yoshizawa, Hiroshi ;Mayumi, Makoto
- Book ID
- 110680899
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 734 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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