The trading of sex for money or drugs, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and HIV-related risk behaviors among multisubstance using alcoholic inpatients

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Windle, Michael ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics; Cocaine; HIV; Sex trade; STDs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0031592372     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(97)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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