Social networks and HCV viraemia in anti-HCV-positive rural drug users

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 402-411

  Young, A M ^a,b   Jonas, A B ^b   Havens, J R ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne virus transmission; epidemiology; hepatitis C; injecting drug users (IDUs); social network

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; OPIATE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VIREMIA;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KENTUCKY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIREMIA;

EID: 84876944053     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000696     Document Type: Article

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