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

TY - JOUR

T1 - Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing

AU - McLeod, Allan

AU - Weir, Amanda

AU - Aitken, Celia

AU - Gunson, Rory

AU - Templeton, Kate

AU - Molyneaux, Pamela

AU - McIntyre, Paul

AU - McDonald, Scott

AU - Goldberg, David

AU - Hutchinson, Sharon

N1 - Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.

PY - 2014/12

Y1 - 2014/12

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1136/jech-2014-204451

DO - 10.1136/jech-2014-204451

M3 - Article

C2 - 25170094

SN - 0143-005X

VL - 68

SP - 1182

EP - 1188

JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

IS - 12

ER -