Hepatitis C among former athletes: association with the use of injectable stimulants in the past

Hepatitis C among former athletes: association with the use of injectable stimulants in the past

This study was performed with the purpose of testing the hypothesis that the high prevalence of hepatitis C among former athletes is associated with their past use of injectable stimulants. The study involved the participation of 208 former professional and amateur soccer and basketball players from...

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Main Authors: Afonso Dinis Costa Passos, José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo, Ana de Lourdes Candolo Martinelli, Marcia Villanova, Margarida Maria Pásseri do Nascimento, Marie Secaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
hepatitis C
former athletes
injectable stimulants
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800011

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