Mobile outreach strategies for screening hepatitis and HIV in high-risk populations

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-35

  Zucker, Donna M ^a   Choi, Jeungok ^a   Gallagher, Emily R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; HIV; Mobile strategies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655166910     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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