Factors associated with prevalent hepatitis C: Differences among young adult injection drug users in lower and upper Manhattan, New York City

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-30

  Diaz, T ^a   Des Jarlais, D C ^a   Vlahov, D ^a   Perlis, T E ^a   Edwards, V ^a   Friedman, S R ^a   Rockwell, R ^a   Hoover, D ^a   Williams, I T ^a   Monterroso, E R ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035174306     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.1.23     Document Type: Article

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