Role of Sexual Transmission of HIV Among Young Noninjection and Injection Opiate Users: A Respondent-Driven Sampling Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0148-5717
DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e3182315772