Hepatitis C virus infection among short-term intravenous drug users in southern Taiwan

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 597-601

  Chang, Chai Jan ^a   Lin, Chun Hui ^a   Lee, Chien Te ^a   Chang, Shun Jen ^a   Ko, Ying Chin ^a   Liu, Hong Wen ^a  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus infection; Intravenous drug users; Risk factors; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032825671     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007662315835     Document Type: Article

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