Agent-Based Model Forecasts Aging of the Population of People Who Inject Drugs in Metropolitan Chicago and Changing Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infections

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for blood-borne pathogens transmitted during the sharing of contaminated injection equipment, particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV prevalence is influenced by a complex interplay of drug-use behaviors, social networks, and geography, as well as th...

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Autores principales: Gutfraind, Alexander, Boodram, Basmattee, Prachand, Nikhil, Hailegiorgis, Atesmachew, Dahari, Harel, Major, Marian E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26421722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137993

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26421722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137993

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