A continuing concern: HIV and hepatitis testing and prevalence among drug users in substitution programmes in Zurich, Switzerland

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 449-460

  Somaini, Bertino ^a,b   Wang, J ^a   Perozo, M ^a   Kuhn, F ^a   Meili, D ^a   Grob, P ^a   Flepp, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033865620     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120050123855     Document Type: Article

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