A comparison of risk factors for HCV-mono-infection, HIV-mono-infection, and HCV/HIV-co-infection in a community setting

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 517-521

  Bollepalli, Srigayatri ^a   Mathieson, Kathleen ^a   Jasiurkowski, Beata ^a   Hillier, Amy ^a   Post, John ^a   Bhanu, Shakil ^a   Martin, Dean ^b   Van Thiel, David H ^c   Nadir, Abdul ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cigna Health Care   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARIZONA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TATTOOING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 38649088277     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9856-7     Document Type: Article

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