Syringe sharing among people who inject drugs in London, Canada
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High prevalence of syringe lending among HIV-positive people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0058-1