Modelling antiviral treatment to prevent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia

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Modelling antiviral treatment to prevent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia

Objectives: To develop a mathematical model to project the potential impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment on HCV infection prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID). Design and setting: An existing model of HCV transmission among PWID was parameterised using data from Victoria, Australi...

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Main Authors:	Hellard, M., Jenkinson, R., Higgs, Peter, Stoové, M., Sacks-Davis, R., Gold, J., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Martin, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australasian Medical Publishing 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63528

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