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Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons
OBJECTIVES: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried blood spot (DBS) testing increases case-finding in addiction services and prisons. We determine the cost-effectiveness of increasing HCV case-finding...
Autores principales: | Martin, Natasha K, Hickman, Matthew, Miners, Alec, Hutchinson, Sharon J, Taylor, Avril, Vickerman, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003153 |
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