The Australian study of HIV and injecting drug use. Part I: Prevalence for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C among injecting drug users in four Australian cities

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-214

  Loxley, Wendy M ^a   Phillips, Mike ^a   Carruthers, Susan J ^a   Bevan, Jude S ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; HIV AIDS; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031503355     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239800187381     Document Type: Article

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