Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population

Hepatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-351

  Hwang, Lu Yu ^a   Kramer, Jennifer R ^a,c   Troisi, Catherine ^a   Bull, Lara ^a   Grimes, Carolyn Z ^a   Lyerla, Rob ^b   Alter, Miriam J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXAS;

EID: 33747076368     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21252     Document Type: Article

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