Epidemiology and Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Injection Drug Users: Implications for Treatment
Open Access
- 15 April 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (s5) , S263-S269
- https://doi.org/10.1086/427440
Abstract
Effective methods to diminish the burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injection drug users (IDUs) require consideration of the epidemioKeywords
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