Injecting risk behaviour and year of first injection as predictors of hepatitis B and C status among methadone maintenance patients in south London

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-135

  Noble, A ^a   Best, D ^a   Finch, E ^a   Gossop, M ^a   Sidwell, C ^a   Strang, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033794895     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659890009053077     Document Type: Article

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