Injecting drug use and knowledge and self-report of hepatitis C among Australian gay and homosexually active men

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-277

  Van De Ven, Paul ^a   Kippax, Susan ^a   Crawford, June ^a   Rodden, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Gay and homosexually active men; Hepatitis C; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033449113     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996400     Document Type: Article

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