Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted infections in noninjecting drug users: A cross-sectional study

Rafael A Guimarães1, Luiz Hb Monteiro2, Sheila A Teles3

  • 11 Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.

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