"Treated like a Human Being": perspectives of people who inject drugs attending low-threshold HCV treatment at a syringe service program in New York City
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment can effectively cure HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID). Perspectives of PWID treated in innovative models can reveal program features that address barriers to treatment, and guide implementation of similar models. Methods We interviewed 29...
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Main Authors: | Shashi N. Kapadia (Author), Yesenia Aponte-Melendez (Author), Alicia Rodriguez (Author), Melinda Pai (Author), Benjamin J. Eckhardt (Author), Kristen M. Marks (Author), Chunki Fong (Author), Pedro Mateu-Gelabert (Author) |
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2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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