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: Honarvar, Behnam, Odoomi, Neda, Moghadami, Mohsen, Afsar Kazerooni, Parvin, Hassanabadi, Alireza, Zare Dolatabadi, Parvin, Farzanfar, Ehsan, Bagheri Lankarani, Kamran
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846675/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312645
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082230
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