HIV Risk Behavior Self-Report Reliability at Different Recall Periods
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AIDS and Behavior
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1090-7165,1573-3254
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9575-5