Prevalence and risk factors of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in a forensic population of rapists and child molesters

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 497-500

  Giotakos, O ^a   Bourtsoukli, P ^b   Paraskeyopoulou, T ^b   Spandoni, P ^a   Stasinos, S ^b   Boulougouri, D ^b   Spirakou, E ^b  

^a Tripolis' General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Tripolis   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPULSIVENESS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0038342022     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268803008318     Document Type: Article

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