History of sexually transmitted diseases infection, drug-sex behaviors, and the use of condoms among midwestern users of injection drugs and crack cocaine

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-282

  Siegal, Harvey A ^a   Falck, Russel S ^a   Wang, Jichuan ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0029952534     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199607000-00006     Document Type: Article

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