Abstract
Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with the development of severe liver disease, but cofactors – namely alcohol abuse – in Scotland’s HCV-positive population complicate estimation of the unique contribution of HCV. We compared the risk of hospital admission/death for a liver-related cause in a large cohort of Glasgow’s injecting drug users (IDUs) testing HCV-positive with IDUs testing HCV negative.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e126-e133 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Viral Hepatitis |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 22 Oct 2010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- hepatitis C
- alcohol use
- liver disease
- injecting drug users