Prevalence rates and risk factors for hepatitis C among drug users not in treatment in Malaysia
β Scribed by BALASINGAM VICKNASINGAM; SURESH NARAYANAN; VISWESWARAN NAVARATNAM
- Book ID
- 111755191
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-5236
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