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[Short-term treatment of Hepatitis C in heroin-dependent patients].

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 27 Aug 2009

Kristensen Øistein, Sundøy Anders, Skeie Karin, Vederhus John-Kåre, Øye Ingebjørg, Opsal Anne, Rysstad Ole, Gallefoss Frode

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BACKGROUND: Standardized treatment (24-week) with pegylated interferon and ribavirin induces sustained virological response in 80 % of patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) genotype 2 or 3. Most patients who are dependent on heroin and receiving methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) have been excluded fr...

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PMID: 19721480
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.09.33690

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