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#44 Changing racial/ethnic disparities in homicide mortality in nyc 1990–98 The role of drugs
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Increased Frequency of Overdose Deaths Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
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Impact of HIV infection on non-AIDS mortality among Italian injecting drug users
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