Journal:
:iranian red crescent medical journal
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ali keshtkaran school of management and medical information sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, ir iran
alireza mirahmadizadeh shiraz aids research center, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, ir iran; shiraz aids research center central building of shiraz university of medical sciences, 8th floor, zand blvd., shiraz, ir iran. tel: +98-7112122320
alireza heidari health management and social development research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran
mehdi javanbakht health economics research unit, institute of applied health sciences, university of aberdeen, aberdeen, uk
background the increase in high-risk injections and unsafe sexual behaviors has led to increased hiv infection prevalence among intravenous drug users (idus). the high costs of hiv/aids care and low financial resources necessitate an economic evaluation to make the best decision for the control of hiv/aids. objectives this study was conducted to determine the cost-effectiveness of methadone mai...