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Emergency Department Postexposure Prophylaxis for Hiv Exposure: Epidemiology of HIV in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

John Ross*
Affiliation:
CJEM Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NSjohnross@is.dal.ca

Abstract

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Type
Controversies • Controverses
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2003

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