History of detention and the risk of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Germany

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between detention experience and hepatitis C virus (HCV) status, the role of duration and frequency of detention, and whether risk behaviours practiced in detention could explain an observed increase in risk. Methods: Current drug...

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Main Authors: Martyna Gassowski, Stine Nielsen, Norbert Bannert, Claus-Thomas Bock, Viviane Bremer, R. Stefan Ross, Benjamin Wenz, Ulrich Marcus, Ruth Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300268