Open AccessPhysicians’ Attitudes and Practice Toward Treating Injection Drug Users Infected with Hepatitis C Virus: Results from a National Specialist Survey in Canada
Author(s) -
Angelique Myles,
Gerry Mugford,
Jing Zhao,
Murray Krahn,
Peter Wang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2011/810108
Subject(s) - virology , hepatitis c virus , medicine , injection drug use , family medicine , drug , hepatitis a virus , virus , pharmacology , drug injection
In Canada, more than 70% of new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection per year involve injection drug users (IDUs) and, currently, there is no consensus on how to offer them medical care.
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