Effectiveness of Structural-Level Needle/Syringe Programs to Reduce HCV and HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review
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Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use among individuals aged 15-64 years, and of HIV among people who inject drugs. METHODS We did a systematic search of peer-reviewed (Medline, EmBase, and PubMed/BioMed Central), internet, and grey literature databases; an...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS and Behavior
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1090-7165,1573-3254
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0593-y