| epidemiology of endemic viral hepatitis in an urban area of india: a retrospective community study in alwar. | in a community study during a reference period of 1 year, 192 cases of jaundice were detected in an urban population of 69,440 in alwar, rajasthan. detected by paramedics and confirmed by physicians, these cases gave an annual incidence of 2.76 (95% ci: 2.37-3.15) per 1000 population. at least one of these patients died, giving a case fatality ratio of 0.6%. the jaundice cases occurred in all areas investigated, and affected all socioeconomic strata. about 94% of the affected families had only s ... | 1997 | 9447780 |