Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection: Analysis of mass screening in Hawaii

Hepatology International

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 478-485

  Tsai, Naoky C S ^a,b   Holck, Peter S ^b   Wong, Linda L ^b   Ricalde, Aldrich A ^a  

^a Hawaii Medical Services Association   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Liver disease

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149120954     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-008-9103-0     Document Type: Article

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