The impact of chronic hepatitis C virus infection on HIV disease and progression in intravenous drug users

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 485-489

  Haydon, Geoffrey H ^a   Flegg, Peter J ^b   Blair, Carol S ^a   Brettle, Ray P ^b   Burns, Sheila M ^b   Hayes, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Hepatitis C infection; HIV infection; Intravenous drug users

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0031781450     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199806000-00009     Document Type: Article

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