Factors associated with needle exchange use in East Harlem, New York City

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 735-749

  Tortu, Stephanie ^a,b,c,d   Deren, Sherry ^d,e   Beardsley, Mark ^c,f   Hamid, Rahul ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d NY Harm Reduction Educators Inc ^*  (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f Illinois University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEGRO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030449773     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269602600403     Document Type: Article

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