Hepatitis C treatment and injecting drug users in Perth, Western Australia: Knowledge of personal status and eligibility criteria for treatment

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Hepatitis C treatment and injecting drug users in Perth, Western Australia: Knowledge of personal status and eligibility criteria for treatment

Background: Few injecting drug users (IDU) in Australia take part in antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C (HCV). To assess whether IDU are aware of the eligibility criteria for treatment and their personal HCV status, we surveyed 78 IDU attending the fixed-site needle exchange in the city of Pe...

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Main Authors:	Carruthers, Susan, Ryan, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42206

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