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. 2018 Oct 1;79(2):e76-e78.
doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001792.

Availability of HIV and HCV On-Site Testing and Treatment at Syringe Service Programs in the United States

Czarina N Behrends  1 , Ann V Nugent  2 , Don C Des Jarlais  2 , Jemima A Frimpong  3 , David C Perlman  2 , Bruce R Schackman  1
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Availability of HIV and HCV On-Site Testing and Treatment at Syringe Service Programs in the United States

Czarina N Behrends et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. .
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure:. Percent of syringe service programs providing on-site HIV or HCV education, testing and treatment services (N=127).
Statistical significance determined using Chi-square or Fisher’s test at p-value < 0.05. Human immunodeficiency virus is abbreviated to HIV and hepatitis c virus is abbreviated to HCV.
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