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"HIV and HCV Infection Among Drug Users in Japan."

Published in AIDS Weekly, August 30th, 1999

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Addiction, "Aims: To assess seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus, injecting drug use, unsafe sexual behaviours, self-mutilation, and tattoos in patients attending a drug and alcohol treatment centre in Japan. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: The work was carried out at the National Sanitarium of Shimousa, Chiba, Japan, a 32-bed inpatient centre specializing in drug and alcohol treatment. Measurements: Laboratory analyses for HIV antibody, hepatitis C antibody, hepatitis B antigen and antibody; questionnaires for history of sexual activities, needle...

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