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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Use of Heroin Among Female Clients in Israeli Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs (MMTPs)

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Pages 799-813 | Received 14 Oct 2009, Accepted 18 Feb 2010, Published online: 11 Oct 2010

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