Medical Injection Use Among Adults and Adolescents Aged 15 to 64 Years in Kenya
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Medical injection use among adults and adolescents aged 15 to 64 years in Kenya: results from a national survey.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1525-4135
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000106