Sero-Epidemiological and Behavioural Survey of HIV, HBV and HCV amongst Indian Armed Forces Trainees

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-54

  Singh, M ^a   Kotwal, A ^b   Gupta, R M ^b   Adhya, S ^c   Chatterjee, K ^b   Jayaram, J ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence Government Of India   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c HQ 25 Inf Div

Author keywords

Behavioural and sero surveillance; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983394980     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: 22134743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(10)80093-0     Document Type: Article

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