A survey of hepatitis C prevalence amongst the homeless community of Oxford

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 358-361

  Sherriff, Luke C H ^a   Mayon White, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C (HCV); Homelessness; Intravenous drug use (IDU)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0842333977     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg088     Document Type: Review

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