Patients With Substance Use Disorders Leaving Against Medical Advice: Strategies for Improvement
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Addiction Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1932-0620,1935-3227
DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000432