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. 2012 Fall;23(3):106-7.
doi: 10.1155/2012/297530.

Reducing the adverse impact of injection drug use in Canada

Kevin B Laupland  1 , John M Embil
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Reducing the adverse impact of injection drug use in Canada

Kevin B Laupland et al. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2012 Fall.
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