'Boy' and 'girl': The AIDS risk implications of heroin and cocaine symbolism among injection drug users

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-77

  Carlson, Robert G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032994979     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470.1999.9964574     Document Type: Article

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