Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users attending the National Drug Treatment Centre
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Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users attending the National Drug Treatment Centre.
During a one year period from August 1992 to August 1993, 272 injecting drug users attending the National Drug Treatment Centre were tested for antibody to Hepatitis C Virus with a second generation EIA test. The overall sero-prevalence was 84% (N = 229). A significantly greater proportion of females tested positive than males (Female: Male, 94% v 80%, p < 0.012). Looking at sero-prevalence of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Irish Journal of Medical Science
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0021-1265,1863-4362
DOI: 10.1007/bf02967199