The impact of harm-reduction-based methadone treatment on mortality among heroin users

M. LANGENDAM ; A. VAN BRUSSEL ; R. A. COUTINHO ; J. C. VAN AMEIJDEN | 2001
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.91, n°5, May 2001) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of harm-reduction-based methadone programs on mortality among heroin users. Methods. A prospective cohort investigation was conducted among 827 participants in the A[...]

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Tuberculosis risk varies with the duration of HIV infection: a prospective study of european drug users with known date of HIV seroconversion

L. VAN ASTEN ; M. LANGENDAM ; R. ZANGERLE ; I. HERNANDEZ-AGUADO ; F. BOUFASSA ; V. SCHIFFER ; R. P. BRETTLE ; J. ROY ROBERTSON ; FONTANET A. ; R. A. COUTINHO ; M. PRINS | 2003
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ENGLISH : Background: It is not known whether the risk of active tuberculosis disease varies with the length of time that individuals are infected with HIV. Objective: To study how, independently of CD4 T cell count, the risk of tuberculosis v[...]

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