Multi-site samples of injecting drug users in Edinburgh: Prevalence and correlates of risky injecting practices

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-267

  Peters, Andy ^a,b   Davies, Tony ^a   Richardson, Alison ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Fife   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031888944     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9322539.x     Document Type: Article

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