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Modelling the impact of a national scale-up of interventions on hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in Scotland.

Hannah FraserChristinah MukandavireNatasha K MartinDavid GoldbergNorah E PalmateerAlison MunroAvril TaylorMatthew HickmanSharon HutchinsonPeter Vickerman
Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)
Most of the decline in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence in Scotland between 2008 and 2015 appears to be attributable to intervention scale-up (opioid substitution therapy and needle and syringe provision) due to government strategies on HCV and drugs.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • randomized controlled trial
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  • risk factors
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  • quality improvement
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