Gender differences in sharing injecting equipment by drug users in England

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-87

  Bennett, Gerald A ^c   Velleman, R D ^d   Barter, G ^a   Bradbury, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lancashire Regl Council on Alcohol   (United Kingdom)

^c DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0001819474     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120047495     Document Type: Article

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