A syndromic rash in patients attending methadone clinics in New South Wales
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Jon N Currie FRACP, FAChAM
Director
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJimmy Chien BMed
Registrar
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorLisa Snell RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret Cluff RN
Nurse Unit Manager, Blacktown Methadone Unit
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Scrivener RN
Registered Nurse, Blacktown Methadone Unit
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorLucinda Wallman PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
Immunologist
Immunology and Allergy, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth M Benson FRACP, FRCPA
Director
Immunopathology, ICPMR, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Jon N Currie FRACP, FAChAM
Director
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJimmy Chien BMed
Registrar
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorLisa Snell RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret Cluff RN
Nurse Unit Manager, Blacktown Methadone Unit
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Scrivener RN
Registered Nurse, Blacktown Methadone Unit
Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorLucinda Wallman PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
Immunologist
Immunology and Allergy, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth M Benson FRACP, FRCPA
Director
Immunopathology, ICPMR, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
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