Safer injection facilities (SIFs) for injection drug users (IDUs) in Canada. A review and call for an evidence-focused pilot trial

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Benedikt Fischer et al. Can J Public Health. 2002 Sep-Oct.

. 2002 Sep-Oct;93(5):336-8.

doi: 10.1007/BF03404564.

¹ Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Room 2036, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. benedikt_fischer@camh.net

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