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Research Article

Heavy Injection Drug Use Is Associated with Lower Percent Body Fat in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Drug Users from Three U.S. Cities

, M.S., Ph.D., , Ph.D., M.Sc., , Sc.D., , M.D., M.H.S., , M.D., , M.A. & , M.D. show all
Pages 78-86 | Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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