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Dissecting the decline of hepatitis C in first-time donors in England and Wales.
Vox sanguinis - 1 May 2018
Reynolds C A, Davison K L, Andrews N, Patel P, Kitchen A, Brailsford S R
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The rate of confirmed hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases, in first-time donors, is much lower in 2015 than 20 years ago. We investigate reasons for the decline. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HCV rates were analysed by gender and birth cohort for 1996 to 2015 and ethnic group for 2006 to 2015. Variables for confirmed positive cases were compared for two ten-year periods (1996 to 2005 and 2006 to...
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