Undiagnosed HIV infection in patients with viral hepatitis

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7659, 2008, Pages 1451-1452

  Geretti, Anna Maria ^b   Madge, Sara ^b   Posner, Marcus ^b   Dusheiko, Geoff ^a,b   Jacobs, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Hepatology ^*

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE;

ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 47149088828     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39619.626782.3a     Document Type: Letter

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