Case-control study of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in older adults: Do healthcare exposures contribute to burden of new infections?

Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 917-924

  Perz, Joseph F ^a   Grytdal, Scott ^a   Beck, Suzanne ^b   Fireteanu, Ana Maria ^c   Poissant, Tasha ^d   Rizzo, Elena ^b   Bornschlegel, Katherine ^c   Thomas, Ann ^d   Balter, Sharon ^c   Miller, Jeremy ^a   Klevens, R Monina ^a   Finelli, Lyn ^a  

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

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

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

^d OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRAFFIC; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84874503375     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.25688     Document Type: Article

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