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Out-of-Treatment IDU's

A Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence of Non-Fatal Drug Overdose and Associated Risk Characteristics Among Out-of-Treatment Injecting Drug Users in North Vietnam

Anne Bergenstrom Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Vu Minh Quan Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Le Van Nam Bac Ninh Department of Health, Bac Ninh, Vietnam
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Kristen McClausland Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Nguyen Phuong Thuoc Bac Ninh Department of Health, Bac Ninh, Vietnam
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David Celentano Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Vivian Go Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Pages 73-84 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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