title: Hepatitis in Adolescents.
abstract: Hepatitis virus infection poses an important health problem to adolescents because of the morbidity of acute disease, the risk of chronic hepatitis, and the risk of vertical transmission during pregnancy. This paper reviews the epidemiology, clinical course, and prevention of hepatitis viral infections in adolescents.
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Meissner