Gender differences in characteristics of drug users presenting to a Dublin syringe exchange

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 131-135

  Geoghegan, Tony ^a   O'Shea, Mary ^a   Cox, Gemma ^a  

^a The Merchants' Quay Project   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consequences of illicit drug use; Drug use; Gender; Risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032713511     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700005504     Document Type: Article

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