Vaccination could improve overall health in a high risk population
- PMID: 10695437
- PMCID: PMC1070712
- DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.1.21
Vaccination could improve overall health in a high risk population
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Risk of hepatitis B infection among young injection drug users in San Francisco: opportunities for intervention.West J Med. 2000 Jan;172(1):16-20. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.172.1.16. West J Med. 2000. PMID: 10695436 Free PMC article.
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