Prevalence and incidence of bloodborne viral infections among Danish prisoners

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1043-1049

  Christensen, P B ^a   Krarup, H B ^b   Niesters, H G M ^c   Norder, H ^d   Georgsen, J ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Incidence; Injecting drug use; Prison; Risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034583579     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010833917242     Document Type: Article

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