Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing

Allan McLeod; Amanda Weir; Celia Aitken; Rory Gunson; Kate Templeton; Pamela Molyneaux; Paul McIntyre; Scott McDonald; David Goldberg; Sharon Hutchinson

doi:10.1136/jech-2014-204451

Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing

Allan McLeod (Lead / Corresponding author), Amanda Weir, Celia Aitken, Rory Gunson, Kate Templeton, Pamela Molyneaux, Paul McIntyre, Scott McDonald, David Goldberg, Sharon Hutchinson

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A key aim of the Hepatitis C Action Plan for Scotland was to reduce the undiagnosed population through awareness-raising activities, for general practitioners and those at risk, and the introduction of dried blood spot (DBS) sampling in community drug services to overcome barriers to testing. This study evaluates the impact of these activities on testing and diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1182-1188
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Volume	68
Issue number	12
Early online date	28 Aug 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204451
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

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McLeod, A., Weir, A., Aitken, C., Gunson, R., Templeton, K., Molyneaux, P., McIntyre, P., McDonald, S., Goldberg, D., & Hutchinson, S. (2014). Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(12), 1182-1188. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204451

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Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing

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