Surveillance for acute viral hepatitis - United States, 2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 58, Issue SS-3, 2009, Pages 1-30

  Danni Daniels, M S ^a   Scott Grytdal, M P H ^a   Annemarie Wasley, S D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649297326     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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