Identification of patients with hepatitis C virus infection in persons with background of intravenous drug use: The first community announcement-based study from Iran

Objectives: Injection drug use plays the most important role in transmission of hepatitis C. In Iran, surveys have been conducted on various high risk groups but this is the first announcement based study for hepatitis C virus HCV prevalence among cases with history of intravenous drug using (IVDU)...

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Main Authors: Reza Fadaei Nobari, Marjan Meshkati, Behrooz Ataei, Mohammad Reza Yazdani, Kamal Heidari, Nazila Kassaian, Zary Nokhodian, Parisa Shoaei, Majid Yaran, Peyman Adibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=13;spage=170;epage=175;aulast=Nobari