Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen (Author), Jørn Henrik Vold (Author), Tesfaye Madebo (Author), Håvard Midgard (Author), Olav Dalgard (Author), Rafael Alexander Leiva (Author), Lars T. Fadnes (Author), for the INTRO-HCV Study Group (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Persons with opioid use disorders (OUD) and persons with substance use disorders (SUD) who inject substances have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared with the general population. Chronic liver diseases are a substantial cause of this. Screening strategies based o...