HIV testing in substance abusers

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-280

  Samet, Jeffrey H ^a,e   Mulvey, Kevin P ^b   Zaremba, Natalie ^c   Plough, Alonzo ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

^c Health and Addictions Research Inc   (United States)

^d Public Health Seattle King County   (United States)

^e Section of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV testing; Injection drug user; Linkage; Primary care; Substance abusers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032947908     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100101860     Document Type: Article

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