title: [Hepatitis A, hepatitis B--incidence of inpatient cases].
abstract: The incidence of hepatitis A, treated at hospitals in Austria in the year 1990, was 4,3/10(5) (n = 326), of hepatitis B 3,47/10(5). In hepatitis A the highest incidence was observed in children (5-9 years: 14.3/10(5)). Two peaks were observed in hepatitis B; 20-24 years: 5.93/10(5) and 60-64 years: 3.84/10(5). Both disease had the highest incidence in the district of Vorarlberg (hepatitis A 12.4/10(5), hepatitis B 6.86/10(5)), the lowest in the district of Burgenland (0.37/10(5) and no case of hepatitis B).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vutuc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B--Inzidenz Stationär behandelter Fälle.