Risk factors for human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity and seroconversion in a cohort of homosexual men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-224

  Dukers, Nicole H T M ^a,d   Renwick, Neil ^b   Prins, Maria ^a   Geskus, Ronald B ^a   Schulz, Thomas F ^c   Weverling, Gerrit Jan ^b   Coutinho, Roel A ^a,b   Goudsmit, Jaap ^b  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Nieuwe Achtergracht 100 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Herpesvirus, Kaposi sarcoma associated; Homosexuality, male; Sexually transmitted diseases, viral

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034141146     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010195     Document Type: Article

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