Hepatitis C transmission and treatment as prevention - The role of the injecting network

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Hepatitis C transmission and treatment as prevention - The role of the injecting network

Background: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic is a major health issue; in most developed countries it is driven by people who inject drugs (PWID). Injecting networks powerfully influence HCV transmission. In this paper we provide an overview of 10 years of research into injecting networks and HCV...

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Main Authors:	Hellard, M., McBryde, E., Sacks Davis, R., Rolls, D., Higgs, Peter, Aitken, C., Thompson, A., Doyle, J., Pattison, P., Robins, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36231

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