A Description of a Peer-Run Supervised Injection Site for Injection Drug Users
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti050