Hazardous Alcohol Use Associated with Increased Sexual Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0145-6008
DOI: 10.1111/acer.13216