Age Cohort Differences in Illicit Drug Use and Hepatitis C Among African American Substance Users
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Addictive Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1055-0887,1545-0848
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2014.969605