Evidence of a Large, International Network of HCV Transmission in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

T van de Laar; Oliver G. Pybus; Sylvia M. Bruisten; David J. Brown; Mark Nelson; Sanjay Bhagani; Martin Vogel; Alex Baumgarten; Marie‐Laure Chaix; Martin Fisher; Hannelore M Götz; Gail Matthews; Stefan Neifer; Peter A. White; William D﻿.﻿ Rawlinson; Stanislav Pol; Jürgen K. Rockstroh; Roel A. Coutinho; Gregory J. Dore; Geoffrey Dusheiko; Mark Danta

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.006

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Transmission (telecommunications)Men who have sex with menMedicineVirologyDemographySociologyComputer scienceTelecommunications

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 136
Issue: 5
Pages: 1609-1617
Citations: 310
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                                    T van de Laar, 
                                
                                    Oliver G. Pybus, 
                                
                                    Sylvia M. Bruisten
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Evidence of a Large, International Network of HCV Transmission in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men. 
                            Gastroenterology
                            , 136
                            (5)
                            , 1609-1617.
                            https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.006
                        

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DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.006