Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among young adult injection drug users who share injection equipment

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 645-653

  Thorpe, L E ^a   Ouellet, L J ^a   Hershow, R ^a   Bailey, S L ^a   Williams, I T ^b   Williamson, J ^c   Monterroso, E R ^c   Garfein, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Equipment contamination; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C like viruses; Incidence; Intravenous; Needle sharing; Needle exchange programs; Risk taking; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0036532253     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.7.645     Document Type: Article

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