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. 2017 Nov;63(11):866.

Does evidence support supervised injection sites?

Jennifer Ng  1 , Christy Sutherland  2 , Michael R Kolber  3
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Does evidence support supervised injection sites?

Jennifer Ng et al. Can Fam Physician. 2017 Nov.
No abstract available

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