Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus antibodies and hepatitis B antigen among commercial sex workers in Japan

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 215-219

  Ishi, Kazuhisa ^a   Suzuku, Fujihiko ^a   Saito, Akira ^a   Yoshimoto, Shinsaku ^a   Kubota, Takeyoshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commercial sex Workers (CSW); Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); Hepatitis C Virus (HCV); Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0035706969     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744901000357     Document Type: Article

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