Hepatitis and HIV risk among drug-using men who have sex with men: Demonstration of Hart's law of inverse access and application to HIV

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 127-136

  Ostrow, David G ^a,b,f   Vanable, Peter A ^c   McKirnan, David J ^b,d   Brown, Lauren ^e  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Awareness Intervention Men Howard B   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hart's inverse care law; Hepatitis B; HIV epidemiology; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033510968     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022650919410     Document Type: Article

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