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Article: Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health publishes research in life sciences.(Survey)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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A new study, 'Prevalences and correlates of non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases in a convenience sample of Australian injecting drug users,' is now available. According to a study from Melbourne, Australia, "The prevalences and correlates of non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases (IRIDs) in Australian injecting drug users (IDUs) remain unknown. A cross-sectional survey of IDUs was conducted in six sites across Australia's eastern states to investigate IRID experience among Australian IDU."
"Correlates of IRIDs were explored using logistic and negative binomial regression analyses. 393 IDUs were recruited. Lifetime experience of ...