Self-reported hepatitis B and C virus infections had low sensitivity among HIV-infected patients

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-299

  Lo Re III, Vincent ^a   Frank, Ian ^a   Gross, Robert ^a   Synnestvedt, Marie ^a   Localio, A Russell ^a   Kostman, Jay R ^a   Strom, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV hepatitis B virus coinfection; HIV hepatitis C virus coinfection; Self report; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33846815039     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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