Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 351-353 , May 2010

Unselected hepatitis C screening of men who have sex with men attending sexual health clinics

  • Christopher Scott

      Affiliations

    • St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 8746 8000.
    • ,
  • Sara Day

      Affiliations

    • St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Emma Low

      Affiliations

    • St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ann Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark Atkins

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • David Asboe

      Affiliations

    • St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom

,Accepted 29 January 2010.

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PII: S0163-4453(10)00047-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.013

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 351-353 , May 2010

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