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Opioid use, treatment and harm reduction services: the first report from the Persian Gulf region

Zahra Alam-mehrjerdiProgram of International Research and Training, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and Correspondence[email protected]
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Roya NooriSubstance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kate DolanProgram of International Research and Training, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and
Pages 217-223 | Received 10 Jun 2014, Accepted 28 Aug 2014, Published online: 06 Oct 2014

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