Limited Uptake of Hepatitis C Treatment Among Injection Drug Users
β Scribed by Shruti H. Mehta; Becky L. Genberg; Jacquie Astemborski; Ravi Kavasery; Gregory D. Kirk; David Vlahov; Steffanie A. Strathdee; David L. Thomas
- Book ID
- 106415362
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0094-5145
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## Abstract While much is known about hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users (IDUs), there is scant information about the risk of HCV infection to nonβinjecting sexual partners of injecting drug users; it is possible that such individuals may have a greater risk of acquiring HCV than an