Improving community health and safety in Canada through evidence-based policies on illegal drugs
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چکیده
Evan Wood, MD, PhD, ABIM, FRCPC, is Co-Director of the Urban Health Research Initiative at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. He is also a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of AIDS, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Moira McKinnon, MD, MBBS, FAFPHM, is the Chief Medical Health Officer for Saskatchewan. Robert Strang, MD, FRCPC, is the Chief Medical Health Officer for Nova Scotia. Perry R. Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC, is the Chief Medical Health Officer for British Columbia and a Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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