Journal:
:iranian red crescent medical journal
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mehdi javanbakht health economics research unit, institute of applied health sciences, university of aberdeen, aberdeen, uk; non-communicable diseases research center, endocrinology and metabolism research institute, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
alireza mirahmadizadeh hiv/aids research center, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, ir iran
atefeh mashayekhi health management and economics research center, school of health management and information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; health management and economics research center, school of health management and information sciences, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2144017935, fax: +98-2144017935
background: chronic infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv) is increasingly recognized as a major global health problem. illicit injection drug use is an important risk factor for the rising hepatitis c virus (hcv) prevalence in ir iran. objectives: the objective of this study was to determine the long-term effectiveness (total quality adjusted life years (qalys) gained) of methadone maintenance...
