Accuracy of perceptions of hepatitis B and C status: cross sectional investigation of opiate addicts in treatment
- 31 July 1999
- Vol. 319 (7205) , 290-291
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7205.290
Abstract
We collected data on 106 injecting opiate addicts attending a methadone maintenance clinic in London. Sufficient blood was obtained for 90 hepatitis C virus tests and for 84 hepatitis B virus tests (when blood was insufficient, priority was given to hepatitis C). We present data for the 90 addicts from whom blood was obtained.Keywords
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