Awareness of hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men in Flanders, Belgium

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-48

  De Ryck, Iris ^a   Vanden Berghe, W ^a   Antonneau, C ^a   Colebunders, R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Awareness; Hepatitis C; HIV; MSM; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952611313     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.1.2062513     Document Type: Article

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