Hepatitis C among noninjecting drug users: A report

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 523-534

  Tortu, Stephanie ^a   Neaigus, Alan ^b   McMahon, James ^b   Hagen, Debra ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine use; Crack use; Hepatitis C; Heroin use; Noninjecting drug use

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035022514     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-100102640     Document Type: Article

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