Comment
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.070854.
Deadly disregard: government refusal to implement evidence-based measures to prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus infections in prisons
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- DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070854
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Deadly disregard: government refusal to implement evidence-based measures to prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus infections in prisons
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- CMAJ. 2007 Sep 11;177(6):606
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