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Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population†‡

  1. Lu-Yu Hwang1,§,*,
  2. Jennifer R. Kramer1,3,
  3. Catherine Troisi1,
  4. Lara Bull1,
  5. Carolyn Z. Grimes1,
  6. Rob Lyerla2,
  7. Miriam J. Alter2

Article first published online: 26 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1002/hep.21252

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 44, Issue 2, pages 341–351, August 2006

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Hwang, L.-Y., Kramer, J. R., Troisi, C., Bull, L., Grimes, C. Z., Lyerla, R. and Alter, M. J. (2006), Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population. Hepatology, 44: 341–351. doi: 10.1002/hep.21252

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  1. 1

    Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Texas–Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX

  2. 2

    Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

  3. 3

    Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

  1. §

    fax: (713) 500-9382

*Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, E717, 1200 Herman Pressler, Houston TX 77030

  1. †

    Results from this study were presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Boston, MA.

  2. ‡

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 JUL 2006
  2. Article first published online: 26 JUL 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 MAY 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 FEB 2006

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  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Grant Number: U50/CCU616922

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