Unsafe Injection and Sexual Risk Behavior among Injecting Drug Users in Georgia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9571-8