Living with hepatitis C: from self-loathing to advocacy

Waller, Lisa

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05929.x

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Compassion for those with hepatitis C and accurate information about preventing its transmission will also benefit the wider community

Hepatitis C Council of Australia, Darlinghurst, NSW.

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None identified.

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