Population-based surveillance for hepatitis C virus, United States, 2006-2007

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1499-1502

  Klevens, R Monina ^a   Miller, Jeremy ^a   Vonderwahl, Candace ^b   Speers, Suzanne ^c   Alelis, Karen ^d   Sweet, Kristin ^e   Rocchio, Elena ^f   Poissant, Tasha ^g   Vogt, Tara M ^a   Gallagher, Kathleen ^a  

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

^b Colorado Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^c CDC   (United States)

^d Pinellas County Health Department   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249128375     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1509.081050     Document Type: Article

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