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Hepatitis B and C testing: people at risk of infection

  • Public health guideline
  • Reference number: PH43
  • Published:  12 December 2012
  • Last updated:  01 March 2013
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  • Overview
  • Introduction: scope and purpose of this guidance
  • Recommendations
  • Public health need and practice
  • Considerations
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  • Appendix A Membership of the Programme Development Group (PDG), the NICE project team and external contractors
  • Appendix B Summary of the methods used to develop this guidance
  • Appendix C The evidence
  • Appendix D Gaps in the evidence
  • Appendix E Supporting documents
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Update information

March 2013: Recommendation 7 has been clarified by adding the text: 'at increased risk of infection' to the sentence 'offer and promote hepatitis B and C testing to all service users at increased risk of infection, including people younger than 18'.

April 2013: Minor maintenance.


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