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Review
. 2013 Feb 1;91(2):148-9.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.109553.

Mitigating the risk of HIV infection with opioid substitution treatment

Linda R Gowing  1 , Matthew Hickman, Louisa Degenhardt
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Review

Mitigating the risk of HIV infection with opioid substitution treatment

Linda R Gowing et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
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