Feasibility of collecting biologic specimens in population-based surveys: Experiences from the epidemiology of hepatitis c in the household, adult population of puerto rico study

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  Pérez, Cynthia M ^a   Marrero, Edmir ^a   Meléndez, Marytere ^a   Adrovet, Sandra ^a   Colón, Héctor ^b   Albizu, Carmen ^b   Torres, Esther A ^c   Ortiz, Ana P ^a   Suárez, Erick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

HIV; HSV 2; Seroprevalence; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349099703     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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