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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...
Autores principales: | Gutfraind, Alexander, Boodram, Basmattee, Prachand, Nikhil, Hailegiorgis, Atesmachew, Dahari, Harel, Major, Marian E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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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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