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

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-254

  Behnaz, Khodabakhshi ^a   Abdollah, Abbassi ^a   Fateme, Fadaee ^b   Mohammadreza, Rabiee ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drug addict; HBV; HCV; HIV; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHI SQUARE TEST; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; SEROLOGY; TATTOOING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33947199459     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.252.254     Document Type: Article

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