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Main Author:	Dave Burrows
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2006-04-01
Series:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Programas de Troca de Seringas Uso Indevido de Droga Parenterais Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida Redução de Danos Syringe-Exchange Programs Intravenous Substance Abuse Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Harm Reduction
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2006000400025