Hepatitis A antibody (anti-HAV) in serum was studied from June to October, 1984, by radioimmunoassay in 647 male and 553 female apparently healthy children under 15 years of age in Taipei City. The prevalence rate of anti-HAV was 27.0% in infants, decreased to around 1% during the preschool age, the
The seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection in South African Chinese people
β Scribed by E. Song; M. C. Kew
- Book ID
- 119836530
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 355 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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