Prevalence of markers for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in UK military recruits

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1166-1171

  Brown, A E ^a   Ross, D A ^b   Simpson, A J H ^c   Erskine, R S ^c   Murphy, G ^a   Parry, J V ^a   Gill, O N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Army Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood borne virus transmission; estimating; HIV AIDS; prevalence of disease; screening programme

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052151064     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002712     Document Type: Article

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