The contribution of injection drug use to hepatitis C virus transmission globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study

WHO aims to eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030. Injection drug use is an important risk factor for HCV transmission, but its contribution to country-level and global epidemics is unknown. We estimated the contribution of injection drug use to risk for HCV epidemi...

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Published in:	The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology Vol. 4; no. 6; p. 435
Main Authors:	Trickey, Adam, Fraser, Hannah, Lim, Aaron G, Peacock, Amy, Colledge, Samantha, Walker, Josephine G, Leung, Janni, Grebely, Jason, Larney, Sarah, Martin, Natasha K, Hickman, Matthew, Degenhardt, Louisa, May, Margaret T, Vickerman, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01.06.2019
Subjects:	Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Global Health Hepatitis C - epidemiology Hepatitis C - transmission Humans Models, Statistical Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
ISSN:	2468-1253, 2468-1253
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