International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 343-344 , September 2010

Response to Volkow P et al. – Cross-border paid plasma donation among injection drug users in two Mexico–U.S. border cities – International Journal of Drug Policy 20 (2009) 409–412

  • Joshua Penrod

      Affiliations

    • Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, Global Access, Suite 100, 147 Old Solomon's Island Road, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
    • ,
  • Mary Gustafson

      Affiliations

    • Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, Global Access, Suite 100, 147 Old Solomon's Island Road, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
    • ,
  • George Schreiber

      Affiliations

    • Westat 1600 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850-3129, USA
    • ,
  • Jan Bult

      Affiliations

    • Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, Global Access, Suite 100, 147 Old Solomon's Island Road, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
    • ,
  • Albert Farrugia

      Affiliations

    • Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, Global Access, Suite 100, 147 Old Solomon's Island Road, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
    • Centre for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia

Received 7 January 2010 ,Revised 7 April 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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PII: S0955-3959(10)00073-3

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.005

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 343-344 , September 2010

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