Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among nonintravenous-drug- using heterosexuals attending a clinic for sexually transmitted disease in Italy

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-8

  Corona, Rosamaria ^a   Caprilli, Federico ^b   Tosti, Maria Elena ^c   Gentili, Giulio ^b   Franco, Elisabetta ^d   Zaratti, Laura ^d   Palamara, Guido ^b   Giglio, Amalia ^b   Prignano, Grazia ^b   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^c   Pasquini, Paolo ^c   Rastelli, Maria Grazia ^e   Mele, Alfonso ^c  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Ist Ospedaliero D   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e Azienda Sanitaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Heterosexuals; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 12644268259     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(97)90002-3     Document Type: Article

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