Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway

• Main Authors: Ole Jørgen Lygren (Author), Ronny Bjørnestad (Author), Else-Marie Løberg (Author), Martine Lepsøy Bonnier (Author), Vibeke Bråthen Buljovcic (Author), Kjell Arne Johansson (Author), Lars T. Fadnes (Author), for the INTRO-HCV Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For people with opioid dependence in Norway, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections contribute to high mortality and high morbidity. Around 50% of patients in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR) have been shown to have HCV, and the current prevention and control efforts h...