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Patterns of substance use and correlates of lifetime and active injection drug use among women in Malaysia

Jeffrey A. WickershamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA;Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kelsey B. LoeligerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA;Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USAView further author information
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Ruthanne MarcusDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USAView further author information
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Veena PillaiCentre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaView further author information
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Adeeba KamarulzamanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA;Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaView further author information
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Frederick L. AlticeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA;Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA;Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaView further author information
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Pages 98-110 | Received 16 Feb 2015, Accepted 25 Sep 2015, Published online: 04 Dec 2015

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