High variability of TB, HIV, hepatitis C treatment and opioid substitution therapy among prisoners in Germany

High variability of TB, HIV, hepatitis C treatment and opioid substitution therapy among prisoners in Germany

Abstract Background In Germany, medical care of prisoners is completely separated from extramural health care. The extent and quality of medical care among prisoners in Germany are therefore largely unknown. We performed a secondary data analysis of pharmacy sales data for tuberculosis (TB), HIV, he...

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Main Authors: Jana Müller, Daniel Schmidt, Christian Kollan, Marc Lehmann, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
TB
HIV
HCV
OST
Treatment
Prison health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4840-4

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