Hepatitis B and C virus sexual transmission among homosexual men

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-52

  Osella, Alberto R ^a   Massa, Maria A ^a   Joekes, Silvia ^a   Blanch, Nidia ^a   Yacci, Maria R ^a   Centonze, Sandro ^a   Sileoni, Santos ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032430826     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.049_c.x     Document Type: Article

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