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. 2000 Dec;77(4):762–767. doi: 10.1007/BF02344036

Expanded syringe access demonstration program in New York State: An intervention to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission

Susan J Klein 1,✉, Guthrie S Birkhead 2, Alma R Candelas 3
PMCID: PMC3456758  PMID: 11194315

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