Screening for hepatitis C in sexual health clinic attendees

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-76

  Mapagu, M Cristina ^a   Martin, Sarah J ^b,c   Currie, Marian J ^c   Bowden, Francis J ^b,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body piercing; HCV; Injecting drug use; Risk assessment; Tattoos; Testing policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL HEALTH; TATTOO;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TATTOOING;

EID: 39749142337     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH07034     Document Type: Article

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