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Chronic viral hepatitis is a significant contributor to the immunosenescent phenotype of parenteral drug addiction.
Addiction biology - 1 Apr 2009
Reece Albert S
Abstract excerpt
Intravenous drug addiction is known to be associated with an inordinate morbidity and mortality. As our previous report had identified an immune phenotype consistent with accelerated ageing, we wished to investigate how much of this change may have been related to chronic viral hepatitis. A total of 12 409 clinical pathology results from the period 1995-2007 were reviewed. To control for the differences in age,...
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