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Acceptability of low dead space syringes and implications for their introduction: A qualitative study in the West of England

J. M. KESTEN ; R. AYRES ; J. NEALE ; J. CLARK ; P. VICKERMAN ; M. HICKMAN ; S. REDWOOD |

Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.39, January 2017)

Background: It is recommended that needle and syringe programmes (NSP) distribute low dead space syringes (LDSS) to reduce blood-borne virus transmission. We explored the acceptability of detachable LDSS among people who inject drugs (PWID) and [...]

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Detachable low dead space syringes for the prevention of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Bristol, UK: an economic evaluation

E. HANCOCK ; Z. WARD ; R. AYRES ; J. NEALE ; D. HUSSEY ; J. M. KESTEN ; M. HICKMAN ; P. VICKERMAN |

Dans Addiction (Vol.115, n°4, April 2020)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Traditional detachable syringes used by people who inject drugs (PWID) retain larger volumes of blood when the plunger is depressed than syringes with fixed needles-referred to as high (HDSS) and low dead space syringes (LDS[...]

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