Journal: BMC Public Health
Article Title: Laying the foundations for hepatitis C elimination: evaluating the development and contribution of community care pathways to diagnostic efforts
doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14911-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional aspects of care pathways for hepatitis c virus, NHS Tayside, 2017. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis c virus; PWID, people who inject drugs; IEPS; injection equipment provision sites, otherwise known as needle and syringe provision (NSP) sites; DBS, dried blood spot
Article Snippet: Previous analyses have demonstrated this approach – paired with the introduction of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) sampling for HCV – increased access to HCV care and reduced all-cause mortality in the HCV-infected population in Tayside [ ].
Techniques: Functional Assay, Virus, Injection, Clinical Proteomics