HIV risk behaviour in Irish intravenous drug users

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-238

  Dorman, A ^a   Keenan, E ^a   Schuttler, C ^a   Merry, J ^a   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a Drug Treatment Centre Board   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRELAND; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030853198     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02944241     Document Type: Article

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