A qualitative investigation into an HIV outbreak among injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-321

  Harvey, E ^a   Strathdee, S A ^b,c   Patrick, D M ^c,d   Ofner, M ^e   Archibald, C P ^e   Eades, G ^b   O'Shaughnessy, M V ^c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Perinatal Health Program   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031805103     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713612412     Document Type: Article

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