HIV and hepatitis C virus test uptake at methadone clinics in Southern China: Opportunities for expanding detection of bloodborne infections

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Xia, Ying Hua ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Tucker, Joseph D ^a,b   Wang, Charles ^b,c   Ling, Li ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNC Project China   (China)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne infections; Methadone maintenance treatment clinic; Testing uptake

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; CHINA; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84884688916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-899     Document Type: Article

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