Sterile syringe access for injection drug users in the 21st century: progress and prospects
International Journal of Drug PolicyPublished 30 October 2003Open access
Steffanie A. Strathdee, Francisco Inácio Bastos
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Francisco Inacio Bastos is partially supported by a National Research Council salary grant (CNPq) and is a recipient of an award scholarship from Rio de Janeiro Research Council (FAPERJ).
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Francisco Inácio Bastos is partially supported by a National \nResearch Council (CNPq) salary grant (IIA) and is a recipient of an award scholarship from Rio de Janeiro Research Council (FAPERJ).
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MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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