Behavioural predictors of subsequent hepatitis C diagnosis in a UK clinic sample of HIV positive men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 298-300

  Turner, Joanna M ^a,b   Rider, A T ^b   Imrie, J ^b   Copas, A J ^b   Edwards, S G ^c   Dodds, J P ^b   Stephenson, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33747153909     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.018366     Document Type: Article

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