- ►annals.org [PDF] AC Spaulding, CM Weinbaum, DTY Lau, R … - Annals of internal …, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in prisons ranges from 12% to
31%. There are generally accepted— albeit still evolving—guidelines for identification and treatment
of hepatitis C in the community. However, there is less agreement among health ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
J Baillargeon, RD Soloway, D Paar, TP Giordano, O … - Annals of Epidemiology, 2007 - Elsevier ESLD mortality in Texas' prison population is approximately 3 times higher than that of the general
population, reflecting elevated rates of HCV and HIV/HCV coinfection among prisoners.
Ultimately, the only viable treatment option for many prisoners with ESLD will be liver ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 12 versions
- ►ajph.org [PDF] J Farley, S Vasdev, B Fischer, E Haydon, … - American Journal of …, 2005 - Am Public Health Assoc We assessed feasibility and out- come of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treat- ment in male correctional
inmates in British Columbia, Canada. We re- viewed the medical charts of 114 treated
inmates; 80 had complete data for treatment outcome. Ap- proximately 4 of 5 inmates ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
AJ Sutton, WJ Edmunds, ON Gill - BMC Public Health, 2006 - biomedcentral.com A decision analysis model embedded in a model of the flow of IDUs through prison was used
to estimate the cost effectiveness of a number of alternative case-finding strategies. The model
estimates the average cost of identifying a new case of HCV from the perspective of the ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - Cached - All 8 versions
JA Tan, TA Joseph, S Saab - Hepatology, 2008 - interscience.wiley.com The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C infection in US prisons is 12% to 31%. Treatment of this
substantial portion of the population has been subject to much controversy, both medically and
legally. Studies have demonstrated that treatment of chronic hepatitis C with pegylated ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 4 versions
AJ Beck, LM Maruschak - Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report (NCJ …, 2004 - ncjrs.gov This report also includes data on the number of hepatitis C tests conducted, the number of tests
confirmed positive, and the number of inmates treated for hepatitis C. The report provides information
on hepatitis B, the number of 3-dose series hepatitis B vaccination policies, and the ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
SJ Klein, LN Wright, GS Birkhead, BA Mojica, … - Public Health …, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov This article describes the development of a statewide program providing continuity of hepatitis
C virus (HCV) treatment to prisoners upon release to the community. We discussed length of
stay as a barrier to treatment with key collaborators; developed protocols, a referral ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 4 versions
RK Sterling, CM Hofmann, VA Luketic, AJ … - American Journal of …, 2004 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to display style sheets.
In this case, although the visual presentation will be degraded, the site should continue to be
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- ►nih.gov HH Thein, T Butler, M Krahn, W Rawlinson, MH Levy, … - Journal of Urban Health, 2006 - Springer ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in prisoners represents an important public health
problem. However, there is very little information about HCV-related health-related quality of
life (HRQOL). We examined the effect of HCV antibody positivity, HCV viremia, and being ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►bmj.com C Skipper, JM Guy, J Parkes, P Roderick, WM … - British Medical …, 2003 - gut.bmj.com Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem recognised by
the UK National Strategy that proposes that a care pathway for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
be established in all prisons, integrated within managed clinical networks. A prison ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
