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Original Articles

Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors among young adults and adolescents entering a Massachusetts detoxification center

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Pages 79-86 | Published online: 13 Dec 2009

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  • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital and the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence RI
  • Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital and the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
  • Corresponding author: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. email: [email protected]

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