The relationship between risk networks' patterns of crack cocaine and alcohol consumption and HIV-related sexual behaviors among adult injection drug users: A prospective study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-181

  Latkin, Carl A ^a   Mandell, Wallace ^a   Vlahov, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol consumption; Crack cocaine; Human immunodeficiency virus; Injection drug users; Peer influence; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030561256     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(96)01279-3     Document Type: Article

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