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Miriam J. Alter is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specific concentration in Hepatology.

The scientist's work largely addresses Hepatitis C virus research, reflecting a notable thematic interest within their research portfolio.

Their publication record includes contributions to the venue UNC Libraries. Among their recent papers is the study titled "Patient-Care Practices Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients," published in 2020.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Miriam J. Alter include:

  • Gayle Shimokura
  • Feng Chai
  • David J. Weber
  • Gregory P. Samsa
  • Guoliang Xia

Best Publications

  • The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1988 through 1994

    Miriam J. Alter;Deanna Kruszon-Moran;Omana V. Nainan;Geraldine M. McQuillan

  • An assay for circulating antibodies to a major etiologic virus of human non-A, non-B hepatitis

    G. Kuo;Q.-L. Choo;H.J. Alter;G.L. Gitnick

  • Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

    Colin W Shepard;Lyn Finelli;Miriam J Alter

  • The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002.

    Gregory L. Armstrong;Annemarie Wasley;Edgar P. Simard;Geraldine M. McQuillan

  • The natural history of community-acquired hepatitis C in the United States.

    M J Alter;H S Margolis;K Krawczynski;F N Judson

  • Molecular Cloning and Disease Association of Hepatitis G Virus: A Transfusion-Transmissible Agent

    Jeff Linnen;John Wages;Zhen-Yong Zhang-Keck;Kirk E. Fry

  • Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

    Miriam J Alter

  • Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease

    Miriam J. Alter;Harold S. Margolis

  • Epidemiology of hepatitis C

    M J Alter

  • A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adults.

    Eric E Mast;Cindy M Weinbaum;Anthony E Fiore;Miriam J Alter

  • Epidemiology of hepatitis C: geographic differences and temporal trends.

    Annemarie Wasley;Miriam J. Alter

  • Epidemiology of viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection

    Miriam J. Alter

  • Recommendations for the identification of chronic hepatitis C virus infection among persons born during 1945-1965.

    Bryce D Smith;Rebecca L Morgan;Geoff A Beckett;Yngve Falck-Ytter

  • Aging of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Infected Persons in the United States: A Multiple Cohort Model of HCV Prevalence and Disease Progression

    Gary L Davis;Miriam J Alter;Hashem El-Serag;Thierry Poynard

  • Risk factors for acute non-A, non-B hepatitis in the United States and association with hepatitis C virus infection.

    M J Alter;S C Hadler;F N Judson;A Mares

  • A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescents

    Eric E Mast;Harold S Margolis;Anthony E Fiore;Edward W Brink

  • National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2002

    Lyn Finelli;Jeremy T. Miller;Jerome I. Tokars;Miriam J. Alter

  • Global surveillance and control of hepatitis C

    D. Lavanchy;R. Purcell;F.B. Hollinger;C. Howard

  • The past incidence of hepatitis C virus infection: implications for the future burden of chronic liver disease in the United States.

    Gregory L. Armstrong;Miriam J. Alter;Geraldine M. McQuillan;Harold S. Margolis

  • National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference panel statement: Management of hepatitis C

    D. W. Powell;B. Z. Abramson;J. A. Balint;S. Belle

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold S. Margolis
Harold S. Margolis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Beth P. Bell
Beth P. Bell University of Washington
Stephen C. Hadler
Stephen C. Hadler Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Franklyn N. Judson
Franklyn N. Judson University of Colorado Denver
James E. Maynard
James E. Maynard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lyn Finelli
Lyn Finelli Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Howard A. Fields
Howard A. Fields Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael P. Busch
Michael P. Busch University of California, San Francisco
Krzysztof Krawczynski
Krzysztof Krawczynski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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