Screening for infectious diseases among patients in a state psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1614-1616

  Pirl, William F ^a   Greer, Joseph A ^a   Weissgarber, Cynthia ^b   Liverant, Gabrielle ^c   Safren, Steven A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS A; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29044431560     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1614     Document Type: Article

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