A gender comparison of HIV and drug use across the rural-urban continuum

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 71-87

  McCoy, Clyde B ^a   Metsch, Lisa R ^a   McCoy, H Virginia ^a   Lai, Shenghan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic drug users; HIV; Rural drug use; Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs); Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032721035     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006182606529     Document Type: Article

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