Expansion of HCV treatment access to people who have injected drugs through effective translation of research into public health policy: Scotland's experience

S. J. HUTCHINSON ; J. F. DILLON ; R. FOX ; S. A. McDONALD ; H. A. INNES ; A. WEIR ; A. McLEOD ; E. J. ASPINALL ; N. E. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; A. MUNRO ; H. VALERIO ; G. BROWN ; D. J. GOLDBERG | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°11, November 2015) Article : Périodique

Seven years have elapsed since the Scottish Government launched its Hepatitis C Action Plan – a Plan to improve services to prevent transmission of infection, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), identify those infected and ensure [...]

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Global policy and access to new hepatitis C therapies for people who inject drugs

J. S. DOYLE ; E. J. ASPINALL ; S. J. HUTCHINSON ; B. QUINN ; C. GORE ; S. Z. WIKTOR ; M. E. HELLARD | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°11, November 2015) Article : Périodique

People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV). This review outlines policy recommendations made in the 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines on Screening, Care and Treatment of HCV and their [...]

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Mortality and cause of death in a cohort of people who had ever injected drugs in Glasgow: 1982-2012

D. NAMBIAR ; A. WEIR ; E. J. ASPINALL ; M. STOOVE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; P. DIETZE ; L. WAUGH ; D. J. GOLDBERG | 2015
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.147, February 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: To describe all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of people who had ever injected drugs (PWID) with a low prevalence of HIV over 20-30 years. Methods: Using a retrospective study design, identifying data from a cohort o[...]

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