Social Influence and Individual Risk Factors of HIV Unsafe Sex among Female Entertainment Workers in China
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AIDS Education and Prevention
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0899-9546
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2010.22.1.69