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| Title |
Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-11-22 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alison F Coull, Iain Atherton, Avril Taylor, Andrew E Watterson |
| Abstract |
Drug users suffer harm from the injecting process, and clinical services are reporting increasing numbers presenting with skin-related problems such as abscesses and leg ulcers. Skin breakdown can lead to long-term health problems and increased service costs and is often the first indication of serious systemic ill health. The extent of skin problems in injecting drug users has not previously been quantified empirically, and there is a dearth of robust topical literature. Where skin problems have been reported, this is often without clear definition and generic terms such as 'soft tissue infection' are used which lack specificity. The aim of this study was to identify the range and extent of skin problems including leg ulceration in a sample of injecting drug users. Definitions of skin problems were developed and applied to descriptions from drug users to improve rigour. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| Canada | 2 | 17% |
| Czechia | 1 | 8% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 83% |
| Scientists | 2 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 64 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 17% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 February 2020.
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#2,030,446
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Outputs from Harm Reduction Journal
#318
of 1,119 outputs
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#20,109
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#3
of 7 outputs
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