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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2008; 14(48): 7371-7375
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7371
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7371
Changing patterns of hepatitis A prevalence within the Saudi population over the last 18 years
Faleh Al Faleh, Ayman A Abdo, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
Suliman Al Shehri, Saleh Al Ansari, Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Al Jeffri, Yaqoub Al Mazrou, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Shaffi, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the design of the protocol, conduct of the study and writing of the manuscript. Al Faleh F, Al Shehri S, and Abdo AA also did the fieldwork; Shaffi A performed all the statistical analyses.
Supported by Grant Number 113-27-AT ON6/6/2007 from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Correspondence to: Ayman A Abdo, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Bob 2925(59), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. aabdo@ksu.edu.sa
Telephone: +966-1-4671215 Fax: +966-1-4671217
Received: July 7, 2008
Revised: September 25, 2008
Accepted: October 2, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
Revised: September 25, 2008
Accepted: October 2, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
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