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Matthew Hickman

Researcher at University of Bristol

Publications -  227
Citations -  7500

Matthew Hickman is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 226 publications receiving 5810 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthew Hickman include National Institute for Health Research & University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

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Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

Graham S Cooke, +88 more
TL;DR: Key recommendations include a greater focus on national progress towards elimination with support given, if necessary, through innovative financing measures to ensure elimination programmes are fully funded by 2020.
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Combination Interventions to Prevent HCV Transmission Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling the Impact of Antiviral Treatment, Needle and Syringe Programs, and Opiate Substitution Therapy

TL;DR: Combining antiviral treatment with OST with HCNSP is critical for achieving substantial reductions in HCV chronic prevalence over 10 years, and empirical studies are required on how best to scale up antiviralreatment and combine treatment with other interventions.
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Evidence for the effectiveness of sterile injecting equipment provision in preventing hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus transmission among injecting drug users: a review of reviews.

TL;DR: The evidence is weaker than given credit for in the literature and the lack of evidence for effectiveness of NSP vis-à-vis biological outcomes (HCV and HIV incidence/prevalence) reflects the limitations of studies that have been undertaken to investigate these associations.
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Opioid use disorder.

TL;DR: The risk factors of opioid use disorder, together with its epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment, are discussed, including community preventive strategies, harm reduction interventions to reduce adverse sequelae from ongoing use and mutual aid groups.