Incidence of sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

AIDS

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 2335-2345

  Hagan, Holly ^a   Jordan, Ashly E ^a   Neurer, Joshua ^a   Cleland, Charles M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hepatitis C; HIV; homosexuality; incidence; male; meta analysis; sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CONDOM USE; DISEASE COURSE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; META ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE;

EID: 84983103292     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000834     Document Type: Article

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