Anthrax infection among heroin users in Scotland during 2009-2010: a case-control study by linkage to a national drug treatment database.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on May 22, 2012

Authors

Norah E Palmateer1, Colin N Ramsay, Lynda Browning, David J Goldberg, Sharon J Hutchinson

Author Affiliations

1: Blood-Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow, United Kingdom. norah.palmateer@nhs.net

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