'Lifepoint': A case study in using social science community identification data to guide the implementation of a needle exchange program

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-202

  Somlai, Anton M ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^b   Otto Salaj, Laura ^b   Nelson, Doug ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOLOGY; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0032802969     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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