Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries

• Auteurs principaux: Rob Bielen (Auteur), Samya R. Stumo (Auteur), Rachel Halford (Auteur), Klára Werling (Auteur), Tatjana Reic (Auteur), Heino Stöver (Auteur), Geert Robaeys (Auteur), Jeffrey V. Lazarus (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Current estimates suggest that 15% of all prisoners worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and this number is even higher in regions with high rates of injecting drug use. Although harm reduction services such as opioid substitution therapy (OST) and...