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Auteur J. IVERSEN |
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J. A. KWON ; J. ANDERSON ; C. C. KERR ; H. H. THEIN ; L. ZHANG ; J. IVERSEN ; G. J. DORE ; J. M. KALDOR ; M. G. LAW ; L. MAHER ; D. P. WILSON |OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of needle-syringe programs (NSPs) with respect to HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among Australian injecting drug users (IDUs). DESIGN/METHODS: A health economic analysis was [...]![]()
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J. A. KWON ; J. IVERSEN ; M. LAW ; K. DOLAN ; H. WAND ; L. MAHER |Background: Effective targeting of harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs (PWID) requires timely and robust estimates of the size of this population. This study estimated the number of people who inject drugs on a regular basis in A[...]![]()
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S. SWEENEY ; Z. WARD ; L. PLATT ; L. GUINNESS ; M. HICKMAN ; V. HOPE ; L. MAHER ; J. IVERSEN ; S. J. HUTCHINSON ; J. SMITH ; R. AYRES ; I. HAINEY ; P. VICKERMAN |AIM: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) compared with no NSPs on hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness analysis from a National Health Service (NHS)/healt[...]![]()
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J. IVERSEN ; G. DERTADIAN ; L. GEDDES ; L. MAHER |Background: Use of opioid analgesic medicines has doubled globally over the past decade, with a concomitant increase in prevalence of injection of pharmaceutical opioids (PO), including in Australia. This study investigates types of PO injected,[...]Nouveauté
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V. D. HOPE ; J. IVERSEN ; K. J. CULLEN ; J. V. PARRY ; L. MAHER ; F. NUCBE |Background: While people who inject drugs (PWID) typically use peripheral veins, some inject into their central veins, including the femoral and jugular veins. Injection into the jugular vein can have serious adverse health consequences, includi[...]Nouveauté
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J. A. KWON ; J. IVERSEN ; L. MAHER ; M. G. LAW ; D. P. WILSON |Objectives: We aim to estimate how changes in sterile syringe distribution through needle-syringe programs (NSPs) may affect HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia. Methods: We develop a novel m[...]