Further evidence of HCV sexual transmission among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: Response to Danta et al. [2]

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2112-2113

  Matthews, Gail V ^a   Hellard, Margaret ^b   Kaldor, John ^a   Lloyd, Andrew ^c   Dore, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AUSTRALIA; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34648819904     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282ef3873     Document Type: Letter

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