Methadone treatment protects against HIV infection: two decades of experience in the Bronx, New York City.

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Published in Public Health Rep on June 01, 1998

Authors

D M Hartel1, E E Schoenbaum

Author Affiliations

1: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. works@mhv.net

Associated clinical trials:

Injecting Drug Use Community Intervention Trial | NCT01108614

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