Religiosity, drug use, and hiv-related risk behaviors among heroin injectors

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 883-909

  Weiss, Michael L ^a   Chitwood, Dale D ^a   Sánchez, Jesús ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*

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EID: 56149106576     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260803800311     Document Type: Article

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