Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus among monogamous heterosexual couples: The HCV partners study

Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 881-889

  Terrault, Norah A ^a   Dodge, Jennifer L ^a   Murphy, Edward L ^a,b   Tavis, John E ^c   Kiss, Alexi ^c   Levin, T R ^d   Gish, Robert G ^e   Busch, Michael P ^a,b   Reingold, Arthur L ^f   Alter, Miriam J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOGAMY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874502107     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26164     Document Type: Article

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