Theory, method, and power in drug and HIV-prevention research: A participant-observer's critique

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2155-2172

  Bourgois, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032707413     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039443     Document Type: Review

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