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Seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and HCV among injection drug users in Connecticut: understanding infection and coinfection risks in a nonurban population.

TitleSeroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and HCV among injection drug users in Connecticut: understanding infection and coinfection risks in a nonurban population.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsAkselrod, Hana, Lauretta E. Grau, Russell Barbour, and Robert Heimer
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume104
Issue9
Pagination1713-21
Date Published2014 Sep
ISSN1541-0048
KeywordsAdult, Coinfection, Connecticut, Depression, Drug Overdose, Female, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Time Factors
AbstractWe examined HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and HCV seroprevalence in an interim analysis and the potential risk factors associated with these infections among injection drug users (IDUs) residing in nonurban communities of southwestern Connecticut.
DOI10.2105/AJPH.2013.301357
Alternate JournalAm J Public Health

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