Human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C seroprevalence in a Canadian trauma population

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-108

  Xeroulis, George ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Stewart, Tanya Charyk ^a   Lannigan, Rob ^a   Gray, Daryl ^a   Malthaner, Richard ^a   Parry, N Gil ^a   Girotti, Murray ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Seroprevalence; Trauma; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 24644445744     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000171464.51584.F5     Document Type: Article

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