Infection by hepatitis B and C virus in female and transsexual Greek prostitutes with serological evidence of active syphilis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 697-699

  Tsakris, A ^a,c   Kyriakis, K P ^b   Chryssou, S ^b   Papoutsakis, G ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Greece)

^b Western Attica General Hospital   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Active syphilis; Hepatitis; Prostitution; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SYPHILIS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0031404672     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919075     Document Type: Article

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