A capture-recapture technique to estimate the size of the injecting drug user population attending syringe exchange programs: AjUDE-Brasil II Project

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública

سال: 2006

ISSN: 0102-311X

DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006000400017