Understanding HIV and hepatitis C virus risk among incarcerated young men with histories of injecting drug use

Affiliations

¹ National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: shelley.walker@postgrad.curtin.edu.au.
² Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, VIC, Australia.
³ National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁴ Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.

Comment

Shelley Walker et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;19(2):130-131.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30801-6. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

¹ National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: shelley.walker@postgrad.curtin.edu.au.
² Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, VIC, Australia.
³ National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁴ Burnet Institute, Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.

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Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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