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posted on 2023-03-23, 18:29 authored by Jacqueline Richmond, Jack WallaceSeries: Monograph series (La Trobe University. Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society) ; no. 95
An estimated 226,700 people in Australia are living with chronic hepatitis C. While the numbers of people estimated to have been infected with hepatitis C has reduced over the past 15 years, the number of people with hepatitis C-related liver disease is increasing. Growing older and duration of infection are significant determinants in the progression to cirrhosis amongst people with hepatitis C. There is a lack of social research describing the experiences of people with hepatitis C as they grow older.
La Trobe University. Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
An estimated 226,700 people in Australia are living with chronic hepatitis C. While the numbers of people estimated to have been infected with hepatitis C has reduced over the past 15 years, the number of people with hepatitis C-related liver disease is increasing. Growing older and duration of infection are significant determinants in the progression to cirrhosis amongst people with hepatitis C. There is a lack of social research describing the experiences of people with hepatitis C as they grow older.
La Trobe University. Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
