Models of Community-Based Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screening Programs in the U.S. and Their Estimated Outcomes and Costs

Public Health Reports

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Rein, David B ^a   Lesesne, Sarah B ^a   Smith, Bryce D ^b   Weinbaum, Cindy M ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED STATES; AGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MASS SCREENING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051565144     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491112600412     Document Type: Article

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