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Treatment of hepatitis c as prevention: a modeling case study in Vietnam

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Background: Treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) is very effective, achieving a cure in 50–90% of patients. Besides its own good for individuals, this most likely translates in reduced transmission, but this phenomenon has yet to be fully explored.

Methods and Findings: In this mathematical modeling study done in the context of Vietnam, we estimated the public health benefit that HCV therapy for injecting drug users (IDUs) may achieve. Treatm...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0034548

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Oxford college:
Wadham College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-6523-185X
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Grant:
089275
089275/Z/09/Z
Publisher:
Public Library of Science Publisher's website
Journal:
PLoS ONE Journal website
Volume:
7
Issue:
4
Pages:
e34548
Publication date:
2012-04-12
Acceptance date:
2012-03-06
DOI:
EISSN:
1932-6203
Pmid:
22511949
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:342720
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uuid:c66c1bdf-d87c-41ee-93f7-e99422922716
Local pid:
pubs:342720
Source identifiers:
342720
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2019-02-05

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