Blood-borne hepatitis in opiate users in iran: a poor outlook and urgent need to change nationwide screening policy.

Blood-borne hepatitis in opiate users in iran: a poor outlook and urgent need to change nationwide screening policy.

OBJECTIVE: Iran has the highest rate of opiate use worldwide. However, most opiate users are not screened for hepatitis virus infections. This study aimed to provide accurate, detailed data on the size of the opiate user population at risk of developing these infections. METHOD: This seroprevalence...

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Main Authors: Behnam Honarvar, Neda Odoomi, Mohsen Moghadami, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Alireza Hassanabadi, Parvin Zare Dolatabadi, Ehsan Farzanfar, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3846675?pdf=render

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