Egocentric network characteristics of people who inject drugs in the Chicago metro area and associations with hepatitis C virus and injection risk behavior

• Главные авторы: Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti (Автор), Joshua Falk (Автор), Carl Latkin (Автор), Maggie Kaufmann (Автор), Leslie Williams (Автор), Basmattee Boodram (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been rising in the suburban and rural USA, mainly via injection-based transmission. Injection and sexual networks are recognized as an important element in fostering and preventing risky behavior; however, the role of social support networks has re...