Gender influences on hepatitis c incidence among street youth in a Canadian setting

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 830-834

  Puri, Nitasha ^a   Debeck, Kora ^a,b   Feng, Cindy ^c   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Rieb, Launette ^a   Wood, Evan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal methamphetamine; Gender; Hepatitis C; Heroin; Street youth

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; HOMELESSNESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84918779138     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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