Factors Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Injection and Noninjection Drug Users in Italy
Open Access
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (1), 33-40
- https://doi.org/10.1086/375566
Abstract
We describe the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among noninjection users of heroin in Italy and compare the prevalence of HCV infectiKeywords
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