Risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among homosexual men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-338

  Stroffolini, T ^a,b   Corona, R ^c   Giglio, A ^d   Gentili, G ^d   Caprilli, F ^d   Prignano, G ^d   Tosti, M E ^a   Pasquini, P ^a   Mele, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Montefiascone   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^d SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Homosexuals; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEPATITIS B; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

EID: 0031255625     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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