Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: Findings from 21 countries

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Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: Findings from 21 countries

Background: About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use (IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper is a response to the need to monitor the state of the HIV epidemic as it relates to IDU and the...

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Main Authors:	Petersen, Z., Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, van Hout, M.C., Plüddemann, A., Parry, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2013
Subjects:	Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Substance Abuse Injecting drug use People who inject drugs Harm reduction HIV prevention USERS ACCESS CARE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85726

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