Hepatitis C and B testing in English prisons is low but increasing

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-204

  Kirwan, Patrick ^a   Evans, Barry ^a   Brant, Lisa ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health services; immunization; prisons

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957845970     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr011     Document Type: Article

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