The street/treatment barrier: Treatment experiences of puerto rican injection drug users

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1951-1975

  Porter, Judith ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Indigenous outreach workers; Out of treatment IDUs; Prevention

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032733936     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039434     Document Type: Article

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