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Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

  • Mathers, MBChB B
  • Degenhardt, PhD L
  • Philips, BA B
  • et al.
The Lancet (2008) 372(9651) 1733-1745
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Abstract

Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use among individuals aged 15–64 years, and of HIV among people who inject drugs.

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Mathers, MBChB, B., Degenhardt, PhD, L., Philips, BA, B., Wiessing, MSc, L., Hickman, FFPHM, M., Strathdee PhD, S., … Mattick, PhD, R. (2008). Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. The Lancet, 372(9651), 1733–1745.

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