Cost Effectiveness of Streetworks’ Needle Exchange Program of Edmonton
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Cost effectiveness of Streetworks' needle exchange program of Edmonton.
OBJECTIVE To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Edmonton Streetworks needle exchange program, in terms of the additional cost per HIV infection averted. The main outcome measures were needle use with and without Streetworks, HIV cases averted, and program costs. METHODS We conducted interviews and HIV saliva tests on a sample of street-involved intravenous drug users (IDU) who are r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404500