Age and injecting drug use revisited: The Australian Study of HIV and Injecting Drug Use

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

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 661-670

  Loxley, W M ^a   Bevan, J S ^a   Carruthers, S J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONDOM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 0030787177     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713613232     Document Type: Article

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