Positive deviance control-case life history: a method to develop grounded hypotheses about successful long-term avoidance of infection

• Main Authors: Sandoval Milagros (Author), Mateu-Gelabert Pedro (Author), Friedman Samuel R (Author), Hagan Holly (Author), Jarlais Don (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prevalence rates for long-term injection drug users in some localities surpass 60% for HIV and 80% for HCV. We describe methods for developing grounded hypotheses about how some injectors avoid infection with either virus.</p>...