Ryan, WJ and Arthurs, Yvonne and Kelly, Michael G and Fielding, JF (1982) Heroin abuse with hepatitis B virus associated chronic active hepatitis in a twelve year old child. Irish Medical Journal , 75 , (5) , p. 166.
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This very short paper presented a case report of a young drug abuser who commenced parenteral abuse before his 11th birthday, and developed hepatitis B virus-associated chronic active hepatitis as a consequence. The authors pointed to a number of problems highlighted by this case, uniquely associated with drug misuse in childhood.
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Date: | May 1982 |
| Page Range: | p. 166 |
| Publisher: | Irish Medical Organisation |
| Volume: | 75 |
| Number: | 5 |
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| Subjects: | VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Heroin G Health and disease > Disorder by cause > Communicable disease > Viral hepatitis |
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