Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody in men who have sex with men who do not inject drugs

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 63-67

  Buffington, Joanna ^a   Murray, Paula J ^b   Schlanger, Karen ^c   Shih, Linda ^d   Badsgard, Tracy ^a   Hennessy, Robin R ^c   Wood, Robert ^d   Weisfuse, Isaac B ^c   Gunn, Robert A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d HIV/AIDS Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34250304649     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549071220s212     Document Type: Article

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