Situational factors influencing drug injecting, risk reduction and syringe exchange in Togliatti City, Russian Federation: A qualitative study of micro risk environment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-54

  Rhodes, Tim ^a   Mikhailova, Larissa ^b   Sarang, Anya ^c   Lowndes, Catherine M ^d   Rylkov, Andrey ^c   Khutorskoy, Mikhail ^e   Renton, Adrian ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Togliatti City Narcological Services   (Russian Federation)

^c AIDS Foundation East West   (Russian Federation)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Togliatti City Health Department   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Injection drug use; Police; Risk environment; Russia

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NEEDLE; POLICE; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE;

EID: 0012476809     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00521-X     Document Type: Article

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