Introducing hepatitis C virus healthcare pathways in addiction care in the Netherlands with a Breakthrough project: a mixed method study

• Main Authors: Patricia A. M. Kracht (Author), Elisabeth A. de Gee (Author), Agnes van der Poel (Author), Marc A. M. T. Verhagen (Author), Andy I. M. Hoepelman (Author), Esther A. Croes (Author), Joop E. Arends (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionally affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the Netherlands, active HCV transmission in PWID has practically been halted but uptake of HCV testing and linkage to care remains insufficient in this risk group. A nationa...