Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Australia.
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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Australia.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To review the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia, and consider needs for further research and prevention policies and programmes. DESIGN (1) Review of the results of surveillance for HCV; (2) review of published literature on prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for HCV among IDUs; and (3) reconstruction of incid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.6.692