Change in drug-using networks of injecting drug users during methadone treatment: A pilot study using snowball recruitment and intensive interviews

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1539-1554

  Willems, Johannes C E W ^a   Iguchi, Martin Y ^b   Lidz, Victor ^b   Bux Jr , Donald A ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use networks; HIV risk behavior; Injection drag use; Methadone maintenance; Snowball sampling

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030831951     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709055877     Document Type: Article

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