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Cultural Similarities and Differences Between a Sample of Black/African and Colored Women in South Africa: Convergence of Risk Related to Substance Use, Sexual Behavior, and Violence

Kyla Marie Sawyer PhD National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Postdoctoral Scholar at RTI International, Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluations & Interventions Program, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194 E-mail: [email protected]
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Wendee M. Wechsberg PhD Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluations & Interventions Program, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194 E-mail: [email protected]
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Bronwyn J. Myers MSc Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, Medical Research Council Cape Town, South Africa, P.O. Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 73-92 | Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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Ryan R. Lion, Melissa H. Watt, Wendee M. Wechsberg & Christina S. Meade. (2017) Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa. Substance Use & Misuse 52:6, pages 773-784.
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