Acceptability of hepatitis C virus testing methods among injecting drug users

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 666-670

  White, Bethany ^a   Day, Carolyn ^a,b,e   Thein, Hla Hla ^a   Doab, Anna ^a   Bates, Anna ^a   Holden, Joanne ^a   Van Beek, Ingrid ^c   Maher, Lisa ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Hepatitis C testing; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 56749183391     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230801956116     Document Type: Article

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