Tuberculosis knowledge, perceived risk and risk behaviors among homeless adults: Effect of ethnicity and injection drug use

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 483-497

  Nyamathi, Adeline ^a   Sands, Heather ^a   Pattatucci Aragón, Angela ^b   Berg, Jill ^a   Leake, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Homeless; Knowledge; Los Angeles; TB

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 16644367704     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-3396-2     Document Type: Article

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