Prisoners are at risk for hepatitis C transmission

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1119-1122

  Butler, Tony ^a,b   Kariminia, Azar ^a,b   Levy, Michael ^a   Kaldor, John ^c  

^a Justice Health Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hepatitis C; Incidence; Injecting drug use prisoners; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TATTOOING;

EID: 13644260602     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-004-1705-9     Document Type: Article

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