High Risk Behaviors and Related Factors Among Addicts Admitted to Rehabilitation Centers in Southern Kerman, 2014

authors:

avatar Ebrahim Noori 1 , avatar Habibeh Ahmadipour ORCID 1 , *

School of medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran

how to cite: Noori E, Ahmadipour H. High Risk Behaviors and Related Factors Among Addicts Admitted to Rehabilitation Centers in Southern Kerman, 2014. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2017;6(1):e30005. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.30005.

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