Changes in the age-specific prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies: a 10-year cohort study in Jinju, South Korea.
The changing patterns in seroprevalence rates of hepatitis A virus antibodies among children and adolescents from 1988 to 1997 reflect the cohort effects that occurred over 10 years in South Korea. Our results suggest that the majority of adolescents and young adults are at risk of symptomatic hepatitis A virus infection and morbidity.
Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, South Korea.
Chan-Hoo
CH
Park
Yun-Kyeong
YK
Cho
Ji-Hoe
JH
Park
Jin-Su
JS
Jun
Eun-Sil
ES
Park
Ji-Hyun
JH
Seo
Jae-Young
JY
Lim
Hyang-Ok
HO
Woo
Hee-Shang
HS
Youn
Gyung-Hyuck
GH
Ko
Hyung-Lyun
HL
Kang
Seung-Cheol
SC
Baik
Woo-Kon
WK
Lee
Myung-Je
MJ
Cho
Kwang-Ho
KH
Rhee
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies