- ►nih.gov BR Edlin, KH Seal, J Lorvick, AH Kral, DH … - The New England journal of medicine, 2001 - nejm.highwire.org Approximately 3 million Americans are thought to be infected with hepatitis C
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MS Ruiz, AR Gable, 2001 - books.google.com "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
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S Burris, JS Vernick, A Ditzler, S Strathdee - Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002 - Am Pharmacists Assoc Public health authorities recommend that injection drug users (IDUs) who
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- ►nih.gov SS Santibanez, RS Garfein, A Swartzendruber … - Journal of Urban Health, 2006 - Springer ABSTRACT In a changing public health landscape in which local, state, and
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