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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Geographic proximity, policy and utilization of syringe exchange programmes

Pages 437-442 | Published online: 27 May 2010

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Hilary L. Surratt, Janet K. Otachi, Timothy Williams, Jennifer Gulley, A. Scott Lockard & Rebecca Rains. (2019) Motivation to Change and Treatment Participation Among Syringe Service Program Utilizers in Rural Kentucky. The Journal of Rural Health 36:2, pages 224-233.
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Brandon D. L. Marshall, Jean A. Shoveller, Evan Wood, Thomas L. Patterson & Thomas Kerr. (2011) Difficulty Accessing Syringes Mediates the Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and Syringe Sharing Among Young Injection Drug Users. AIDS and Behavior 15:7, pages 1546-1553.
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