A lasting public health response to an outbreak of HIV infection in a Scottish prison?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-30

  Goldberg, David ^a   Taylor, Avril ^a   McGregor, James ^b   Davis, Barbara ^c   Wrench, John ^d   Gruer, Laurence ^a  

^a RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HMP Glenochil   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Home Hlth Dept   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Injecting drug user; Methadone; Prison

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHADONE TREATMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRISONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031887706     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981920991     Document Type: Article

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