Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1976 through 1994

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-18

  McQuillan, Geraldine M ^a   Coleman, Patrick J ^b   Kruszon Moran, Deanna ^a   Moyer, Linda A ^b   Lambert, Stephen B ^b   Margolis, Harold S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032978748     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.1.14     Document Type: Article

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