Declining incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting, 1996-2012.

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Trends in HCV incidence and associated risk factors among PWID recruited between 1996 and 2012 in Vancouver, Canada were evaluated.Data were derived from a long-term cohort of PWID in Vancouver. Trends in HCV incid...

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Main Authors: Jason Grebely, Viviane Dias Lima, Brandon D L Marshall, M-J Milloy, Kora DeBeck, Julio Montaner, Annick Simo, Mel Krajden, Gregory J Dore, Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045728?pdf=render