Immigration medical screening and HIV infection in Canada

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 813-816

  Zencovich, Militza ^a   Kennedy, K ^a   MacPherson, D W ^a,b   Gushulak, B D ^a  

^a Medical Services Branch   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Immigrant; Medical screening; Refugee; Refugee claimant

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SCREENING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES;

EID: 33846086108     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206779307469     Document Type: Article

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