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Research Article

Hepatitis C-related discrimination among heroin users in Sydney: drug user or hepatitis C discrimination?

CAROLYN DAY National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Australia
,
JOANNE ROSS National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Australia
&
KATE DOLAN National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Australia
Pages 317-321 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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