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Testing for hepatitis C virus infection in UK prisons: What actually happens?

Citation

Jack K, Thomson BJ, Irving WL. Testing for hepatitis C virus infection in UK prisons: What actually happens? J Viral Hepatitis. 2019

Abstract

Prisons are a key demographic in the drive to eradicate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a major public health threat. We have assessed the impact of the recently introduced national opt‐out policy on the current status of HCV testing in 14 prisons in the East Midlands (UK).

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