Alimohammadi A, Holeksa J, Parsons R, Yung R, Amiri N, Truong D, Conway B. Diagnosis and engagement of hepatitis C virus infection: a tool for engagement with people who inject drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Canadian Liver Journal. 2018; 1(2).
Full text: https://doi.org/10.3138/canlivj.1.2.002
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) faces the interrelated challenges of poverty, homelessness, mental health, addiction, and medical issues such as hepatitis C virus (HCV). This study evaluates a new model of engagement with people who inject drugs (PWID) in the DTES.