Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Emergency Department Patients
- 21 May 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (21) , 1399-1404
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199205213262105
Abstract
Infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are common in inner-city populations, but their frequency and interrelations are not well established.Keywords
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