HIV infection among male prisoners in South Australia, 1989 to 1994

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 572-576

  Seamark, Richard W ^a   Gaughwin, Matt ^a   Owen, Neville ^a   Liew, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MODBURY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRISONER;

EID: 0031462165     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01757.x     Document Type: Article

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