<it>'I just keep thinking I haven't got it because I'm not yellow'</it>: a qualitative study of the factors that influence the uptake of Hepatitis C testing by prisoners

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is a significant public health problem. In the UK, an estimated 200,000 individuals have active HCV infection, most of whom are injecting drug users (IDUs). Many IDUs spend time within the prison sys...

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Main Authors: Stobbart Lynne, Khaw Fu-Meng, Murtagh Madeleine J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/98