Hepatitis C virus infection among homeless men referred from a community clinic

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-488

  Nyamathi, Adeline M ^a   Dixon, Elizabeth L ^a   Wiley, Dorothy ^a   Christiani, Ashley ^a   Lowe, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factors associated with HCV; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C risk factors; Hepatitis C transmission; Homeless men

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646536371     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906286620     Document Type: Article

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