Risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among heterosexuals attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Italy: Role of genital ulcerative diseases

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 262-266

  Corona, Rosamaria ^a   Caprilli, Federico ^b   Giglio, Amalia ^b   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^d   Tosti, Maria Elena ^c   Gentili, Giulio ^b   Prignano, Grazia ^b   Pasquini, Paolo ^c   Mele, Alfonso ^c  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Ist Ospedaliero D   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Montefiascone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genital ulcer disease; Hepatitis B; Heterosexuals

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL ULCER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SYPHILIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; ULCER;

EID: 0029879523     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199603)48:3<262::AID-JMV8>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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