The prevalence of HCV antibody in South Australian prisoners

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Miller, E R ^a   Bi, P ^a   Ryan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Incarceration; Prison

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33646701633     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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