Lack of evidence for increased risk of hepatitis A infection in homosexual men

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-93

  Corona, R ^a   Stroffolini, T ^b   Giglio, A ^c   Cotichini, R ^b   Tosti, M E ^b   Prignano, G ^c   Di Carlo, A ^c   Maini, A ^c   Mele, A ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Ist Ospedaliero D   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATOVIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032826947     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002678     Document Type: Article

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