Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 399-404

  Rooney, G ^a   Gilson, R J C ^a,b,c  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Hepatitis C; Partner study; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0032433646     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.6.399     Document Type: Review

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