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. 2018 Mar 29;378(13):1169-1171.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1716871.

Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic

T Jake Liang  1 , John W Ward  1
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Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic

T Jake Liang et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. Estimated Number of New Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections in the United States, by Year
Data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are adjusted for the expected number of people with acute hepatitis B virus and HCV infections who become symptomatic, seek medical care, and are reported to state or local public health surveillance.
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