People with Multiple Tattoos and/or Piercings Are Not at Increased Risk for HBV or HCV in The Netherlands

BACKGROUND: Although published results are inconsistent, it has been suggested that tattooing and piercing are risk factors for HBV and HCV infections. To examine whether tattooing and piercing do indeed increase the risk of infection, we conducted a study among people with multiple tattoos and/or p...

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Autores principales: Urbanus, Anouk T., van den Hoek, Anneke, Boonstra, Albert, van Houdt, Robin, de Bruijn, Lotte J., Heijman, Titia, Coutinho, Roel A., Prins, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21935447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024736

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21935447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024736

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