Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Infection Among Vietnam Era Veterans Versus Nonveterans: Results from the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS)

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 914-921

  Boscarino, Joseph A ^a,d   Sitarik, Alexandra ^b   Gordon, Stuart C ^b   Rupp, Loralee B ^b   Nerenz, David R ^b   Vijayadeva, Vinutha ^c   Schmidt, Mark A ^c   Henkle, Emily ^c   Lu, Mei ^b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Hepatitis C; Injection drug use; Risk factors; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84918777482     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9863-5     Document Type: Article

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