Hepatitis C virus incidence among injecting drug users on opioid replacement therapy

Hepatitis C virus incidence among injecting drug users on opioid replacement therapy

Abstract Objective: To determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among injecting drug users (IDUs) receiving opioid replacement therapy (ORT). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was established in a primary care drug dependency treatment clinic. The cohort included all IDUs who commenced ORT af...

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Main Authors:	Richard Hallinan, Andrew Byrne, Janaki Amin, Gregory J. Dore
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2004-12-01
Series:	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00050.x

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