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Case Study Six

Needle Exchange Programs

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Case Studies in Forensic Epidemiology

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This cry cannot be muted. Those who suffer unjustly have a right to complain and protest. Their cry expressesboth their bewilderment and their faith (Gutierrez, 1987: 101).

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(2002). Case Study Six. In: Case Studies in Forensic Epidemiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47524-3_9

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