Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Taylor, Avril ^a   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^b   Gilchrist, Gail ^c   Cameron, Sheila ^d   Carr, Susan ^e   Goldberg, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Fam Plan/Repro Hlth Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 42649095646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-11     Document Type: Article

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