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Editorial
. 2014 Feb;59(2):366-9.
doi: 10.1002/hep.26623. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Eradication of hepatitis C infection: the importance of targeting people who inject drugs

Margaret Hellard  1 , Joseph S Doyle, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Alexander J Thompson, Emma McBryde
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Editorial

Eradication of hepatitis C infection: the importance of targeting people who inject drugs

Margaret Hellard et al. Hepatology. 2014 Feb.
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Annual scaled-up treatment rate required to reduce prevalence by 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4 in Edinburgh, Melbourne, and Vancouver within 15 years (by 2027). Bars (and numbers) indicate the mean value, with whiskers representing the 95% credibility interval.
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