Religious involvement and seroprevalence of six infectious diseases in US adults

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Gillum, R F ^a   Holt, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Herpes genitalis; Infectious diseases; Religion

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951792283     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181beac80     Document Type: Article

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