Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Background 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 …
most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use …
[HTML][HTML] Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage …
Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report
Aims This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco
and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the …
and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the …
Addressing liver disease in the UK: a blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of …
R Williams, R Aspinall, M Bellis, G Camps-Walsh… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Liver disease in the UK stands out as the one glaring exception to the
vast improvements made during the past 30 years in health and life expectancy for chronic …
vast improvements made during the past 30 years in health and life expectancy for chronic …
HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage
Background Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment,
and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but they did not quantify the …
and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but they did not quantify the …
Meningococcal carriage by age: a systematic review and meta-analysis
H Christensen, M May, L Bowen, M Hickman… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of meningitis and septicaemia, but
most infected individuals experience a period of asymptomatic carriage rather than disease …
most infected individuals experience a period of asymptomatic carriage rather than disease …
Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked
effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. AimsTo …
effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. AimsTo …
[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis C virus treatment for prevention among people who inject drugs: modeling treatment scale‐up in the age of direct‐acting antivirals
NK Martin, P Vickerman, J Grebely, M Hellard… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Substantial reductions in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs
(PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and …
(PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and …
Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis
GJ MacArthur, S Minozzi, N Martin, P Vickerman… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objective To quantify the effect of opiate substitution treatment in relation to HIV transmission
among people who inject drugs. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective …
among people who inject drugs. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective …
Global overview of injecting drug use and HIV infection among injecting drug users
Objective: To provide global estimates of the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) and HIV
prevalence among IDU, in particular to provide estimates for developing and transitional …
prevalence among IDU, in particular to provide estimates for developing and transitional …