Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C in prisons and other closed settings: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sarah Larney,Hannah Kopinski,Curt G. Beckwith,Nickolas Zaller,Don C. Des Jarlais,Holly Hagan,Josiah D. Rich,Brenda J van den Bergh,Louisa Degenhardt +8 more
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HCV is a significant concern in detained populations, with one in four detainees anti‐HCV‐positive, and greater attention towards prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HCV infection among detained populations is urgently required.About:
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Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review
Louisa Degenhardt,Amy Peacock,Samantha Colledge,Janni Leung,Jason Grebely,Peter Vickerman,Jack Stone,Evan B Cunningham,Adam Trickey,Kostyantyn Dumchev,Michael T. Lynskey,Paul Griffiths,Richard P. Mattick,Matthew Hickman,Sarah Larney +14 more
TL;DR: A global multistage systematic review of sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) identified evidence of IDU in more countries than in 2008, with the new countries largely consisting of low-income and middle-income countries in Africa.
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The growth of incarceration in the United States: exploring causes and consequences
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EASL recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C: Final update of the series ☆
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TL;DR: These European Association for the Study of the Liver recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C describe the optimal management of patients with recently acquired and chronic HCV infections in 2020 and onwards.
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Public health and international drug policy
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TL;DR: The Johns Hopkins-Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health as mentioned in this paper examined the emerging scientific evidence on public health issues arising from drug control policy and to inform and encourage a central focus on health evidence and outcomes in drug-policy debates, such as the important deliberations of the 2016 UNGASS on drugs.
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