Coinfections in Injection Drug Users Should be Interpreted Carefully

authors:

avatar Seyed Moayed Alavian ORCID 1 , *

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director of Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Tehran, IR Iran
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.6, issue 4; e63192
published online: November 12, 2017
article type: Letter
received: May 13, 2016
revised: September 13, 2016
accepted: November 29, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.63192

how to cite: Alavian S M. Coinfections in Injection Drug Users Should be Interpreted Carefully. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2017;6(4):e63192. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.63192.

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