Unselected hepatitis C screening of men who have sex with men attending sexual health clinics

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 351-353

  Scott, Christopher ^a   Day, Sara ^a   Low, Emma ^a   Sullivan, Ann ^a   Atkins, Mark ^b   Asboe, David ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Men who have sex with men; MSM; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; HEPATITIS C; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952542696     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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