Introduction of HIV into drug injector networks outside AIDS epicentres

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 629-635

  Williams, Mark L ^a,b,c,e   Zhao, Zixian ^a   Bowen, Anne M ^d   Freeman, Robert C ^a   Elwood, William N ^a,c   Rusek, Ryan ^a  

^a NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e NOVA Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Drug user network; HIV infection; Low seroprevalence area; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030862781     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971918896     Document Type: Article

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