Age and sharing of needle injection equipment in a cohort of Massachusetts injection drug users: an observational study
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Age and sharing of needle injection equipment in a cohort of Massachusetts injection drug users: an observational study
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C infection (HCV) among individuals aged 15-24 years has increased in Massachusetts, likely due to injection drug use. The prevalence of injection equipment sharing (sharing) and its association with age was examined in a cohort of out-of-treatment Massachusetts substance users. METHODS This analysis included baseline data from a behavioral intervention with substance use...
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عنوان ژورنال: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1940-0640
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-8-20