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Original Articles

Neurocognitive and psychiatric dimensions of hot, but not cool, impulsivity predict HIV sexual risk behaviors among drug users in protracted abstinence

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Pages 231-241 | Received 21 Apr 2015, Accepted 13 Nov 2015, Published online: 02 Feb 2016

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