Assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe provision and opioid substitution therapy on hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs in the UK: an analysis of pooled data sets and economic modelling

• Autori principali: Lucy Platt (Autore), Sedona Sweeney (Autore), Zoe Ward (Autore), Lorna Guinness (Autore), Matthew Hickman (Autore), Vivian Hope (Autore), Sharon Hutchinson (Autore), Lisa Maher (Autore), Jenny Iversen (Autore), Noel Craine (Autore), Avril Taylor (Autore), Alison Munro (Autore), John Parry (Autore), Josie Smith (Autore), Peter Vickerman (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: NIHR Journals Library, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: There is limited evidence of the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) and opioid substitution therapy (OST) on hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs (PWID), nor have there been any economic evaluations. Objective(s): To measure (1) the impact of NSP an...