High-risk drug practices in men who have sex with men

In their report on the consequences of high-risk drug practices on the London gay scene, Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell1 quote UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) data for incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection in men who have sex with men (MSM), which show a decrease from...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 381; no. 9875; p. 1359
Main Authors:	Griffin, Marcus, Shickle, Darren
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 20-04-2013 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Gays & lesbians Hepatitis HIV Homosexuality, Male - psychology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Internal Medicine Male Mens health Mortality Sexually transmitted diseases STD Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology United Kingdom > UK Netherlands Germany
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Summary:	In their report on the consequences of high-risk drug practices on the London gay scene, Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell1 quote UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) data for incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection in men who have sex with men (MSM), which show a decrease from 7·38 per 1000 person-years in 2008 to 1·46 per 1000 person-years in 2011.
Bibliography:	SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 ObjectType-Commentary-2
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60883-1