Barriers to Pharmacy-Based Syringe Purchase Among Injection Drug Users in Tijuana, Mexico: A Mixed Methods Study
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS and Behavior
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1090-7165,1573-3254
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9674-3