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An epidemiological investigation into an outbreak of rash illness among methadone maintenance clients in Australia

Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Adam G. Capon NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Adam G. Capon NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Katie Irvine NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Adam G. Capon NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Katie Irvine NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Paul K. Armstrong NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Adam G. Capon NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Katie Irvine NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Paul K. Armstrong NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
John M. Kaldor National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
,
Jeremy M. McAnulty NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health UnitCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Marianne E. Jauncey NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Claire K. Monger NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Susan T. Hailstone NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Noore K. M. Alam NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Trish F. Mannes NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Adam G. Capon NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Katie Irvine NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
,
Paul K. Armstrong NSW Health Department's Communicable Diseases Branch and the Sydney West Public Health Unit
&
John M. Kaldor National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Pages 321-331 | Received 09 May 2006, Accepted 18 Dec 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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