Sleepwalking through an epidemic : why social work should wake up to the threat of Hepatitis C

Paylor, Ian and Orgel, Michael (2004) Sleepwalking through an epidemic : why social work should wake up to the threat of Hepatitis C. British Journal of Social Work, 36 (6). pp. 897-906. ISSN 1468-263X

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Abstract

One of the many consequences of injecting drug use is the potential risk to infectious blood-borne viruses. There is evidence that the risk of contracting Hepatitis C (HCV) is greater than that of HIV. Despite repeated warnings from a variety of sources and thousands of new infections among drug users each year and rising incidents of ‘'crack’ injecting, successive governments have failed to address a public health emergency of immense proportions - the HCV epidemic. This article explores this issue and the implications it has for social work.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
British Journal of Social Work
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? hcv drug users injecting epidemichealth(social science)social sciences (miscellaneous) ??
ID Code:
50675
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Deposited On:
02 Nov 2011 11:31
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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