The changing pattern of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in intravenous drug users: Results of a six-year seroprevalence study in palermo, Italy

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 1189-1196

  Romano, Nino ^a   Vitale, Francesco ^a   Alesi, Domenico Russo ^a   Bonura, Filippa ^a   Licata, Rosaria La ^a   Intonazzo, Vincenza ^a   Dardanoni, Gabriella ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Hepatitis B virus; HIV seroprevalence; HIV 1; Substance abuse, intravenous

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEROIN; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026780215     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116225     Document Type: Article

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