Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: A review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness

Georgina J Macarthur; Eva van Velzen; Norah Palmateer; Jo Kimber; Anastasia Pharris; Vivian Hope; Avril Taylor; Kirsty Roy; Esther Aspinall; David Goldberg; Tim Rhodes; Dagmar Hedrich; Mika Salminen; Matthew Hickman; Sharon J Hutchinson

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: A review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness

Georgina J Macarthur, Eva van Velzen, Norah Palmateer, Jo Kimber, Anastasia Pharris, Vivian Hope, Avril Taylor, Kirsty Roy, Esther Aspinall, David Goldberg, Tim Rhodes, Dagmar Hedrich, Mika Salminen, Matthew Hickman, Sharon J Hutchinson

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) is critical to reduce ongoing transmission, morbidity and mortality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-52
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

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Macarthur, G. J., van Velzen, E., Palmateer, N., Kimber, J., Pharris, A., Hope, V., Taylor, A., Roy, K., Aspinall, E., Goldberg, D., Rhodes, T., Hedrich, D., Salminen, M., Hickman, M., & Hutchinson, S. J. (2014). Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: A review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001

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Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: A review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness

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