Body art practices among inmates: Implications for transmission of bloodborne infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-129

  Abiona, Titilayo C ^a   Balogun, Joseph A ^a   Adefuye, Adedeji S ^a   Sloan, Patricia E ^a  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body art; infections; inmates; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BODY PIERCING; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TATTOOING; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY PIERCING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; TATTOOING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749112824     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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