Prevalence and risk factors of HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in drug addicts among Zanjan prisoners

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Khani, Mohammad ^a   Vakili, Mohammad Masoud ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; HIV; Iran; IV drug user

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038546545     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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