Concordance between self-reported and actual hepatitis C virus infection status in a cohort of people who inject drugs

Concordance between self-reported and actual hepatitis C virus infection status in a cohort of people who inject drugs

AbstractIntroduction and Aims. Accurate knowledge of individual hepatitis C virus (HCV) status is an important component ofcomprehensive health services for people who inject drugs (PWID). In this paper we compare the perceived HCV status ofPWID in a longitudinal cohort study with their actual statu...

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Main Authors: O’Keefe, D., Aitken, C., Higgs, Peter, Dietze, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2013
Subjects:
infectious disease
validity
self-report
injection drug use
hepatitis C
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49161

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49161

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