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Article de Périodique
Hepatitis C in injection-drug users - A hidden danger of the opioid epidemic (2018)
Auteur(s) :
LIANG, T. J. ;
WARD, J. W.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
1169-1171
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
5
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Résumé :
Hidden beneath the escalating crisis of opioid-overdose deaths in the United States lies another danger: the increasing spread of hepatitis C virus associated with injection-opioid use. The social and economic costs of this epidemic could be staggering.
Affiliation :
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Atlanta, USA