Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among prisoners in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major public health problems both in developed and developing countries. Prison represents a high-risk environment for prisoners, in that it is characterized by high-risk behaviors such as injecting drug use (IDU), tattooing, unprotected sexu...
Main Authors: | Masoud Behzadifar, Hasan Abolghasem Gorji, Aziz Rezapour, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0231-0 |
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