Baltimore study supports targeting youth early to prevent bloodborne disease.

Publication: Hepatitis Weekly

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2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Catching the attention of at-risk youth and young adults before they begin using injection drugs may offer the best hope of preventing their acquiring bloodborne diseases, such as viral hepatitis or HIV, according to epidemiologists in New York.

After studying the behavior patterns of Baltimore, Maryland, adolescents and young adults over a period of...

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