Estimating the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection-New York City, 2008

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-383

  France, Anne Marie ^a,b   Bornschlegel, Katherine ^b   Lazaroff, Julie ^b   Kennedy, Joseph ^b   Balter, Sharon ^b  

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

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Hepatitis B; New York City; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863775800     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9653-7     Document Type: Article

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