Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Infection Among Sexually Transmitted Disease-Infected, Inner City Obstetric Patients

• Main Authors: Youyin Choy (Author), Lisa Gittens-Williams (Author), Joseph Apuzzio (Author), Joan Skurnick (Author), Carl Zollicoffer (Author), Peter G. McGovern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To test the hypothesis that our inner city obstetric patients who have been infected with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will have a higher prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection than the general population and to identify specific risk factors and high-risk groups.