Impact of Increased Syringe Access: Preliminary Findings on Injection Drug User Syringe Source, Disposal, and Pharmacy Sales in Harlem, New York
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996)
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1086-5802
DOI: 10.1331/1086-5802.42.0.s77.fuller