Behavioral effects of receiving HIV test results among injecting drug users in Puerto Rico

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1163-1168

  Colón, Héctor M ^a,b,d   Robles, Rafaela R ^a,b,c   Marrero, Carmen A ^a   Reyes, Juan Carlos ^b   Sahai, Hardeo ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d Research Institute   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; HIV test; Injecting drug users; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029841843     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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