Interventions with drug injectors in the UK: Trends in risk behaviour and HIV prevalence

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 52-56

  Stimson, Gerry V ^a,b   Hunter, Gillian ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr Res Drugs and Hlth Behaviour   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0029895839     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961917645     Document Type: Conference Paper

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