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Research Article

Gender influences on initiation of injecting drug use

, MD, , PhD, , PhD, , , PhD & , MD, PhD
Pages 151-156 | Received 16 Jun 2013, Accepted 27 Oct 2013, Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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