Commentary on Caiaffa et al. (2011): The renewed challenge of hepatitis C virus epidemiology among non-injecting drug users

The effects of widespread methadone trea

The effects of widespread methadone treatment on the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in Hong Kong

✍ Denise P.C. Chan; Shui Shan Lee; Krystal C.K. Lee 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 499 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract The distribution of HCV genotypes among injection drug users in Hong Kong was assessed in context of methadone treatment availability. Three time periods were defined by the year of initiating injection—on or before 1980, 1981–1994, and 1995–2006—with methadone becoming widely available