Seroprevalence of hepatitis C in a sample of middle class substance abusers

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 77-87

  Abraham, Henry David ^a   Degli Esposti, Silvia ^b   Marino, Louis ^c  

^a MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033381012     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v18n04_07     Document Type: Article

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