Human immunodeficiency virus infection among intravenous drug addicts in Israel - stable low prevalence over 34 months

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 561-563

  Dan, Michael ^a   Cahana, Alex ^a   Fintsi, Yoram ^a   Bar shany, Shulamit ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TRAVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEEDLE SHARING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRAVEL;

EID: 0026638462     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/21.3.561     Document Type: Article

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