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Keywords
Epidemiology, HIV, HCV, injection drug use, access to
health care by drug addicts.
Research Interests
Individual and contextual factors involved in the
transmission of HIV and the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injection
drug users (IDUs), with a view to identifying strategies for
preventing new infections. These studies are conducted by
monitoring a prospective IDU cohort seronegative for HIV and/or
HCV. This cohort is linked to a geographic information system that
makes it possible to study environmental and individual factors
gathered during biannual meetings with participants.
Access to health care by drug addicts, in particular the
evaluation of the impact of treatments for recent HCV infection
among drug users on drug consumption and quality of life.
Several ongoing collaborations with researchers in epidemiology,
clinical research and basic research in Quebec, Canada and
abroad.
Publications
Publications indexed on PubMed
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