Estimating the size of the HIV epidemic among injecting drug users in Amsterdam

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-265

  Van Haastrecht, Harry J A ^a   Bindels, Patrick J E ^a   Van Den Hoek, Anneke J A R ^a   Coutinho, Roel A ^a  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS incidence; Estimation; HIV prevalence; HIV 1; Injecting drug users; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLE SHARING; NETHERLANDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0030745727     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007346800071     Document Type: Article

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