Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries
Abstract Background Current estimates suggest that 15% of all prisoners worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and this number is even higher in regions with high rates of injecting drug use. Although harm reduction services such as opioid substitution therapy (OST) and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0230-1 |