Prevalence of markers for hepatitis B virus and HIV-1 among drug injectors in London: Injecting careers, positivity and risk behaviour

Addiction

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1457-1467

  Rhodes, Tim ^a,c   Hunter, Gillian M ^a   Stimson, Gerry V ^a   Donoghoe, Martin C ^a   Noble, Alison ^a   Parry, John ^b   Chalmers, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SYRINGE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029847717     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1996.tb02250.x     Document Type: Article

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