Predictors of perceived health status of tuberculosis-infected homeless

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 896-910

  Nyamathi, Adeline ^a   Berg, Jill ^a   Jones, Tonia ^a   Leake, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Gender; Health status; Homeless; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 27644497117     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905278385     Document Type: Article

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