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The association between acculturation and needle sharing among Puerto Rican injection drug users

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  • Delgado, Melvin
  • Lundgren, Lena M.
  • Deshpande, Abhijit
  • Lonsdale, Joya
  • Purington, Timothy

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  • Delgado, Melvin & Lundgren, Lena M. & Deshpande, Abhijit & Lonsdale, Joya & Purington, Timothy, 2008. "The association between acculturation and needle sharing among Puerto Rican injection drug users," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 83-91, February.
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