HIV and HCV infection among drug users in Japan

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1063-1069

  Wada, Kiyoshi ^a,c   Greberman, Sharyn Bowman ^b   Konuma, Kyohei ^c   Hirai, Shinji ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c National Hospital Organization Shimofusa Psychiatric Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; METHAMPHETAMINE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JAPAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE; TATTOO;

EID: 0032797096     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.947106311.x     Document Type: Article

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