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Motivations, facilitators and barriers to accessing hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs in two South African cities
BACKGROUND: Treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a critical component of efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis. A recent study found high HCV prevalence among PWID in two cities, Pretoria (84%) and Cape Town (44%). Very few (< 5%) HCV-infected individuals attended...
Autores principales: | Versfeld, Anna, McBride, Angela, Scheibe, Andrew, Spearman, C. Wendy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7288602/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32522210 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00382-3 |
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