Association between Pregnancy and Active Injection Drug Use and Sex Work among Women Injection Drug Users in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-015-9954-3