HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among people who inject drugs in Songkhla, Thailand: A respondent-driven sampling survey
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Drug Policy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0955-3959
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.01.021