A community support group for HIV-seropositive drug users: Is attendance associated with reductions in risk behaviour?

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

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-540

  Greenberg, J B ^a,b   Johnson, W D ^a   Fichtner, R R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONDOMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0029819069     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129650125498     Document Type: Article

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