Abstract
We tested 869 subjects attending either an urban adolescent medicine clinic or a school-based clinic for antibody to hepatitis C virus. Demographic data indicated a representative study sample, and behaviors associated with hepatitis C virus transmission. One subject (0.1%) was seropositive for antibody to hepatitis C virus, indicating a very low prevalence of hepatitis C virus exposure in adolescents.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adolescent Behavior
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Adult
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Blood Transfusion / statistics & numerical data
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Boston / epidemiology
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Child
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Environmental Exposure
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Female
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Health Behavior
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Hepatitis B Core Antigens / analysis
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Hepatitis C / transmission
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Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood*
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Humans
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Male
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Massachusetts / epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Risk-Taking
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School Health Services
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Sexual Behavior
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology
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Urban Health* / statistics & numerical data
Substances
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Hepatitis B Core Antigens
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Hepatitis C Antibodies