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Assessment and management of chronic hepatitis C infection

Assessment and management of chronic hepatitis C infection
Assessment and management of chronic hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis C infection It is estimated that 0.5–1% of the UK population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and 170 million people worldwide. The commonest route of infection in the UK is injecting drug use, although there are still a significant number of people whose infection was contracted from infected blood products prior to the introduction of HCV screening in 1991.
chronic hepatitis, hepatitis c virus, interferon, pegylated interferon, ribavirin, viral hepatitis
1470-2118
302-306
Brooks, Corinne L.
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Rosenberg, William M.
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Brooks, Corinne L.
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Rosenberg, William M.
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Brooks, Corinne L. and Rosenberg, William M. (2002) Assessment and management of chronic hepatitis C infection. Clinical Medicine, 2 (4), 302-306.

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Hepatitis C infection It is estimated that 0.5–1% of the UK population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and 170 million people worldwide. The commonest route of infection in the UK is injecting drug use, although there are still a significant number of people whose infection was contracted from infected blood products prior to the introduction of HCV screening in 1991.

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: chronic hepatitis, hepatitis c virus, interferon, pegylated interferon, ribavirin, viral hepatitis

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Local EPrints ID: 26964
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/26964
ISSN: 1470-2118
PURE UUID: 6ecd044a-380e-43a4-867d-0f0cc12729a1

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Date deposited: 26 Apr 2006
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 20:36

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Author: Corinne L. Brooks
Author: William M. Rosenberg

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