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Drug Use and the Spread of HIV/AIDS in South America and the Caribbean

FRANCISCO INACIO BASTOS Department of Health Information (DIS/CICT), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, UNAIDS Collaborative Centre, Biblioteca de Manguinhos, suite 209, Av. Brasil, 4365 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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A. STRATHDEE STEFFANIE Infectious Diseases Program, Schoo l of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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DERRICO MONICA Department of Health Information (DIS/CICT), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, UNAIDS Collaborative Centre, Biblioteca de Manguinhos, suite 209, Av. Brasil, 4365 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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FAA TIMA PINA MARIA DE Department of Health Information (DIS/CICT), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, UNAIDS Collaborative Centre, Biblioteca de Manguinhos, suite 209, Av. Brasil, 4365 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
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