Commune Health Workers' Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Knowledge and Perceived Difficulties Providing Decentralized MMT Services in Vietnam
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Use & Misuse
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1082-6084,1532-2491
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1310248