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‘HepCheck Dublin’: an intensified hepatitis C screening programme in a homeless population demonstrates the need for alternative models of care
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Prevalence of HCV in homeless populations ranges from 3.9 to 36.2%. The HepCheck study sought to investigate and establish the characterisation of HCV burden among individuals who attended an intensifie...
Autores principales: | Lambert, John S., Murtagh, Ross, Menezes, Dee, O’Carroll, Austin, Murphy, Carol, Cullen, Walter, McHugh, Tina, Avramovic, Gordana, Tinago, Willard, Van Hout, Marie Claire |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30732573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3748-2 |
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