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

Anouk T. Urbanus; Anneke van den Hoek; Albert Boonstra; Robin van Houdt; Lotte J. de Bruijn; Titia Heijman; Roel A. Coutinho; Maria Prins

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024736

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

Anouk T. Urbanus ,

* E-mail: aurbanus@ggd.amsterdam.nl

Affiliations Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infection and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Anneke van den Hoek,

Affiliations Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infection and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Albert Boonstra,

Affiliation Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Robin van Houdt,

Affiliation Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lotte J. de Bruijn,

Affiliation Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Titia Heijman,

Affiliation Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Roel A. Coutinho,

Affiliations Center for Infection and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Maria Prins

Affiliations Cluster Infectious Diseases, Department of Research, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infection and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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People with Multiple Tattoos and/or Piercings Are Not at Increased Risk for HBV or HCV in The Netherlands

Anouk T. Urbanus,
Anneke van den Hoek,
Albert Boonstra,
Robin van Houdt,
Lotte J. de Bruijn,
Titia Heijman,
Roel A. Coutinho,
Maria Prins

Published: September 14, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024736

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