Estimating acute viral hepatitis infections from nationally reported cases

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 482-487

  Klevens, R Monina ^a   Liu, Stephen ^a   Roberts, Henry ^a   Jiles, Ruth B ^a   Holmberg, Scott D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894071454     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301601     Document Type: Article

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