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Concordance between self-reported and measured HIV and hepatitis C virus infection status among people who inject drugs in Germany
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by both HIV and hepatitis C infection (HCV). Awareness of infection status is essential to ensure linkage to appropriate healthcare for those infected, who need treatment and regular follow-up, as well as for uninfected indiv...
Autores principales: | Nielsen, Stine, Gassowski, Martyna, Wenz, Benjamin, Bannert, Norbert, Bock, Claus-Thomas, Kücherer, Claudia, Ross, R. Stefan, Bremer, Viviane, Marcus, Ulrich, Zimmermann, Ruth |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5918911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30288312 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41124-016-0016-6 |
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