Survey of risk behaviour and HIV prevalence in an English prison

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 464-466

  Edwards, A ^a   Curtis, S ^a   Sherrard, Jackie ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood borne virus; HIV prevalence; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0032995258     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991914474     Document Type: Article

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