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. 2013 Jan;24(1):15-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.09.011. Epub 2012 Nov 3.

Saying goodbye to high-dead-space syringes

Dan Ciccarone  1
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Saying goodbye to high-dead-space syringes

Dan Ciccarone. Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Jan.
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  • Low dead space syringes: authors' response.
    Zule WA, Cross HE, Stover J, Pretorius C. Zule WA, et al. Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Jan;24(1):21-2. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.11.003. Epub 2012 Dec 14. Int J Drug Policy. 2013. PMID: 23246189 No abstract available.

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