PREVALENCE OF INJECTION-RELATED COMPLICATIONS IN INJECTING DRUG USERS: RESULTS OF OUTREACH WORK



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The high prevalence of injection-related complications in injecting drug users is a matter for attention. The findings revealed a high prevalence of chronic venous disorders, particularly leg ulceration.

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Sofya S Fyodorova

Moscow Research Institute of psychiatry

Email: fyodorova.sofya@gmail.com
Моscow, Poteshnaya street, 3

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