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A stepped wedge cluster randomized control trial of dried blood spot testing to improve the uptake of hepatitis C antibody testing within UK prisons
Background: The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) is elevated within prison populations, yet diagnosis in prisons remains low. Dried blood spot testing (DBST) is a simple procedure for the detection of HCV antibodies; its impact on testing in the prison context is unknown. Methods: We carried out a st...
Autores principales: | Craine, Noel, Whitaker, Rhiannon, Perrett, Stephanie, Zou, Lu, Hickman, Matthew, Lyons, Marion |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25061233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku096 |
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