Infectious Complications in Injection Drug Use
Introduction The prevalence of opioid use disorder has increased steadily over the last decade (from 2.2 million in 2010 to 10.2 million in 2018) and with it, a surge in infectious complications associated with injection drug use (IDU). Trainees in internal medicine routinely diagnose, manage, and t...
Main Authors: | Ryan Knodle, Lindsay Demers, Rachel Simmons |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Association of American Medical Colleges
2021-03-01
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Series: | MedEdPORTAL |
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Online Access: | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11124 |
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