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SOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO SYRINGE SHARING AMONG INJECTING PARTNERS: A FOCUS ON GENDER

, M.P.H., Ph.D., , Ph.D. & , Sc.D.
Pages 2113-2136 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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