Heterosexual transmission of hepatitis C virus
β Scribed by P.S Rice; D.B Smith; P Simmonds; E Holmes
- Book ID
- 119067265
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 342
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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## Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV), the major causative agent of nonβA, nonβB hepatitis, is transmitted by parenteral exposure. Transmission by sexual activity, however, is controversial. Possible behavioral risk factors for HCV infection were studied retrospectively among imprisoned men (n = 201,