Risk factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among prostitutes and their clients in the City of Santos, Sao Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 338-343

  Mesquita, Paulo Eduardo ^a,b   Hernandez Granato, Celso Francisco ^a   Castelo, Adauto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Prostitution; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030971870     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199704)51:4<338::AID-JMV13>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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