Hepatitis c and substance use in a sample of homeless people in New York city

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 17-27

  Rosenblum, Andrew ^a   Nuttbrock, Larry ^a   McQuistion, Hunter L ^b   Magura, Stephen ^a   Joseph, Herman ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine use; Hair analysis; Hepatitis C; Homelessness

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85011458210     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v20n04_03     Document Type: Article

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