Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus among Homeless and Nonhomeless United States Veterans

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 252-258

  Noska, Amanda J ^a   Belperio, Pamela S ^a   Loomis, Timothy P ^a   O'Toole, Thomas P ^a   Backus, Lisa I ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hepatitis B.; hepatitis C; HIV; homeless; veterans

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HOMELESS MAN; HOMELESS PERSON; HOMELESS WOMAN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 85023177494     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix295     Document Type: Article

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