Prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV, and syphilis among homeless subjects older than fifteen years in Tehran

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 483-487

  Vahdani, Parviz ^a   Hosseini Moghaddam, Seyed Mohammadmehdi ^a   Family, Alireza ^a   Moheb Dezfouli, Ramin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Homeless persons

Indexed keywords

REAGINIC ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 70350361264     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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