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The prevalence of hepatitis C in England and Wales.
The Journal of infection - 1 Nov 2002
Balogun M A, Ramsay M E, Hesketh L M, Andrews N, Osborne K P, Gay N J, Morgan-Capner P
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OBJECTIVES: To estimate the background population prevalence of hepatitis C in England and Wales, observe the prevalence over time and assess the extent of infection outside of known risk groups. METHODS: Sera from residual specimens from adult patients submitted to laboratories in England and Wales were tested for anti-HCV. Testing was carried out using a cost-effective pooling strategy. RESULTS: Although the...
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