Early mortality of undiagnosed but prevalent (in 1983-1984) HIV infection in Lothian injectors who tested Hepatitis B surface antigen positive (Group A) or negative but were high risk for blood-borne virus transmission (Group B) in 1983-1984

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-172

  Gore, S M ^a   Brettle, R P ^a   Burns, S M ^a   Lewis, S C ^a  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031786965     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80172-2     Document Type: Article

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