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. 2012 Jul 23;1(3):81-83.
doi: 10.1002/cld.72. eCollection 2012 Jul.

Hepatitis C viral infection in drug users

Diana L Sylvestre  1
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Hepatitis C viral infection in drug users

Diana L Sylvestre. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Estimated prevalence of HCV in various drug‐using populations.
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