Reduction in Injection Risk Behaviors After Institution of an Emergency Syringe Exchange Program During an HIV Outbreak Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, Indiana 2015
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638a. Reduction in Injection Risk Behaviors After Institution of an Emergency Syringe Exchange Program During an HIV Outbreak Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, Indiana 2015 Monita R. Patel, PhD, MPH; Brittany Combs, RN; Patti Hall, BS; Jill Hough, BA; Erika Chapman, MPH, CPH, CHES; Andrea Perez, BA; John T. Brooks, MD; Philip J. Peters, MD; Dita Broz PhD, MPH; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Scott County Department of Health, Scottsburg, Indiana; Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015