Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers among incarcerated intravenous drug users

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers among incarcerated intravenous drug users

Background: Drug injection is one of the most prominent risk factors for transmission of viral hepatitis. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is generally higher in prisoners compared with the general population. The object of this study was to assess the markers of HBV and related risk factors am...

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Main Authors: Zary Nokhodian, Majid Yaran, Peyman Adibi, Nazila Kassaian, Marjan Meshkati, Behrooz Ataei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
intravenous drug users
Isfahan
Prison
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=13;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Nokhodian

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