Hepatitis C Virus Risk Factors
Scientists at National Development and Research Institute publish research in hepatitis C virus risk factors
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 25th, 2007
A report, "Individual and couple-level risk factors for hepatitis C infection among heterosexual drug users: a multilevel dyadic analysis," is newly published data in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States and is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Although it is known that HCV is most commonly transmitted among injection drug users, the role of sexual transmission in the spread of HCV remains controversial because of inconsistent findings across studies involving heterosexual couples," scientists in the United States report.
"A novel multilevel modeling...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-06-25)
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