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Changing Trends in Viral Hepatitis-Associated Hospitalizations in the American Indian/Alaska Native Population, 1995-2007

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Description
Documents the success of the Indian Health Service (IHS) hepatitis A immunization program and the associated rise in hepatitis C among American Indian/Alaska Native people. Includes statistics on rates of hospitalization, with breakdowns by sex, age group, IHS region, and hepatitis type.
Author(s)
Kathy K. Byrd, John T. Redd, Robert C. Holman, Dana L. Haberling, James E. Cheek
Citation
Public Health Reports, 126(6)
Date
11/2011
Tagged as
Infectious diseases · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Vaccination