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  1. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York, 10025

    Abu S. Abdul-Quader

  2. Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, 10003

    Don C. Des Jarlais

  3. Society for Applied Studies, Calcutta, 700054, India

    Anindya Chatterjee

  4. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032

    A. Elizabeth Hirky

  5. National Development and Research Institute, New York, New York, 10035

    Samuel R. Friedman

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Abdul-Quader, A.S., Des Jarlais, D.C., Chatterjee, A., Hirky, A.E., Friedman, S.R. (2002). Interventions for Injecting Drug Users. In: Gibney, L., Di Clemente, R.J., Vermund, S.H. (eds) Preventing HIV in Developing Countries. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47157-4_13

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