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Cost-Effectiveness of Syringe Exchange as an HIV Prevention Strategy

Franklin N. Laufer

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · 2001 · 95 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

This research demonstrates that syringe exchange is a cost-effective and cost-saving strategy for reducing HIV transmission.

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Milton C. Weinstein, William B. Stason · New England Journal of Medicine · 1977 · 2.1K citations

Barriers to Use of Free Antiretroviral Therapy in Injection Drug Users

Steffanie A. Strathdee · JAMA · 1998 · 523 citations

Self-reported Antiretroviral Therapy in Injection Drug Users

David D. Celentano · JAMA · 1998 · 272 citations

Syringe Exchange and Risk of Infection with Hepatitis B and C Viruses

Holly Hagan, James P. McGough, Hanne Thiede et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1999 · 255 citations · Full text

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Reduced risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C among injection drug users in the Tacoma syringe exchange program.

Holly Hagan, Des Jarlais, Samuel R. Friedman et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 1995 · 249 citations · Full text