Activity 3: Transforming strategies for the prevention of chronic HBV and HCV infections

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages

  Ward, John W ^a   Hu, Dale J ^b   Alter, Miriam J ^c   Kanwal, Fasiha ^d   Taylor, Chris ^e   Block, Joan M ^f   Caballero, Jeffrey B ^g   Chase, Denton ^h   Saly, Martha ⁱ   Sandt, Lorren ^j   Swan, Tracy ^k  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL AIDS DIRECTORS   (United States)

^f HEPATITIS B FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)   (United States)

^h Asian Health Communications   (United States)

ⁱ National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable   (United States)

^j Caring Ambassadors Program Inc   (United States)

^k Treatment Action Group   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIGRATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MASS VACCINATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951282460     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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