Syringe exchange and risk of infection with hepatitis B and C viruses

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-213

  Hagan, Holly ^a,b,c   McGough, James P ^a   Thiede, Hanne ^a,b   Weiss, Noel S ^b   Hopkins, Sharon ^a,b   Alexander, E Russell ^a,b  

^a Public Health Seattle King County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Incidence; Injection drug users; Needle sharing; Needle exchange programs; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE;

EID: 0033081666     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009792     Document Type: Article

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