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Original Article

Research methods for studying injecting drug users in a rural centre

Catherine Spooner National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Janet Bishop Darling Downs Public Health Unit, PO Box 215, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
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Jan Parr Alcohol and Drug Program, Peninsula and Torres Strait Region, PO Box 1336, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
Pages 349-355 | Received 19 Mar 1996, Accepted 29 Apr 1997, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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