P09.32 Correlates of hiv testing among polysubstance users in 10 brazilian cities: a respondent driven sampling survey
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1368-4973,1472-3263
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.416