Baseline HCV Antibody Prevalence and Risk Factors among Drug Users in China's National Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program.
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common viral infection among injecting drug users worldwide. We aimed to assess HCV antibody prevalence and associated risk factors among clients in the Chinese national methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program. METHODS:Data from 296,209 clients wh...
Main Authors: | Changhe Wang, Cynthia X Shi, Keming Rou, Yan Zhao, Xiaobin Cao, Wei Luo, Enwu Liu, Zunyou Wu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4764346?pdf=render |
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