Hepatitis C virus risk behaviors within the partnerships of young injecting drug users
β Scribed by Judith A. Hahn; Jennifer L. Evans; Peter J. Davidson; Paula J. Lum; Kimberly Page
- Book ID
- 108599102
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
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