Continuing drug risk behaviour: Shared use of injecting paraphernalia among London heroin injectors

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 651-660

  Gossop, M ^a   Griffiths, P ^a   Powis, B ^a   Williamson, S ^a   Fountain, J ^a   Strang, J ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYRINGE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0030779409     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129750124687     Document Type: Article

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