Drugs and sexual health

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Kaplan, Charles D ^a   Courtar, Dorette A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031005340     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199705000-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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