Hepatitis B and C among veterans on a psychiatric ward

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1693-1698

  Tabibian, James H ^a   Wirshing, Donna A ^a   Pierre, Joseph M ^a   Guzik, Lisa H ^a   Kisicki, Michael D ^a   Danovitch, Itai ^a   Mena, Shirley J ^a   Wirshing, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis; Psychiatric; Risk factors; Veterans

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; VETERAN;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 43049087781     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0045-5     Document Type: Article

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