Hepatitis C virus among non-injecting cocaine users (NICUs) in South America: Can injectors be a bridge?

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-151

  Caiaffa, Waleska T ^a   Zocratto, Keli F ^a   Osimani, María L ^b   Martínez, Peralta L ^c   Radulich, Graciela ^d   Latorre, Laura ^e   Muzzio, Estela ^f   Segura, Marcela ^c   Chiparelli, Hector ^g   Russi, José ^g   Rey, Jorge ^h   Vazquez, Enrique ⁱ   Cuchi, Paloma ⁱ   Sosa Estani, Sergio ^c   Rossi, Diana ^j   Weissenbacher, Mercedes ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Programa Nacional SIDA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d El Retoño Civil Association   (Argentina)

^e Instituto IDES   (Uruguay)

^f CENARESO   (Argentina)

^g Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia VIH SIDA   (Uruguay)

^h HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

ⁱ PAHO/WHO   (United States)

^j Intercambios Civil Association   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

Cocaine users; Hepatitis C; HIV; Non injecting drug users

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION; URUGUAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION; URUGUAY;

EID: 78649987991     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03118.x     Document Type: Article

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