Development, validation, and potential applications of the hepatitis C virus injection-risk knowledge scale (HCV-IRKS) among young opioid users in New York City
- 1 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Vol. 194, 453-459
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