Risk Factors Associated with Linkage to Care among Suburban Hepatitis C-Positive Baby Boomers and Injection Drug Users

Risk Factors Associated with Linkage to Care among Suburban Hepatitis C-Positive Baby Boomers and Injection Drug Users

Abstract Introduction Suffolk County, located in Eastern Long Island, has been an epicenter for the opioid epidemic in New York State, yet no studies have examined hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in this population. Additionally, few studies have assessed barriers for linkage to care (LTC) to HCV...

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Main Authors: Audun J. Lier, Kalie Smith, Kerim Odekon, Silvia Bronson, Erin Taub, Mathew Tharakan, Gerald J. Kelly, Pruthvi Patel, Luis A. Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
Intravenous drug abuse
Linkage to care
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-019-0249-y

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