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Needle exchange programs for the prevention of hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Abstract Background Previous research on the effectiveness of needle exchange programs (NEP) in preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) in people who inject drugs (PWID) has shown mixed findings. The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to examine the association between NEP use an...

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Main Authors:	Stephen M. Davis (Author), Shay Daily (Author), Alfgeir L. Kristjansson (Author), George A. Kelley (Author), Keith Zullig (Author), Adam Baus (Author), Danielle Davidov (Author), Melanie Fisher (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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