Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 107, Issue 2 , Pages 182-187 , 1 March 2010

Needle sharing in regular sexual relationships: An examination of serodiscordance, drug using practices, and the gendered character of injecting

Received 9 July 2009 ,Revised 12 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 October 2009.

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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