Injecting drug use in Australia: needle/syringe programs prove their worth, but hepatitis C still on the increase

Authors: Matthew G Law and Robert G Batey

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (10): 494. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05323.x
Published online: 2 June 2003

Re: Injecting drug use in Australia: needle/syringe programs prove their worth, but hepatitis C still on the increase, by Law MG and Batey RG in the 3 March 2003 issue of the Journal (Med J Aust 2003; 178: 197-198). Dr Batey's position was incorrectly given as Director, Gastroenterology Department, John Hunter Hospital. His position is Clinical Chair, Division of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital.

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1. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, NSW.
2. Division of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW.