Incidence of acute hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men with and without HIV infection: A systematic review

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 558-564

  Yaphe, Sean ^a   Bozinoff, Nikki ^a   Kyle, Rachel ^a   Shivkumar, Sushmita ^b   Pai, Nitika Pant ^a,b   Klein, Marina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDLINE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COINFECTION; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84871388053     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050566     Document Type: Review

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