Etiology of limited transmission diseases among drug users: Does recent migration magnify the risk of sharing injection equipment?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 1091-1097

  Paschane, David M ^a   Fisher, Dennis G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Migration; Policy; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG USER; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MIGRATION;

BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; POLICY; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0033959333     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00357-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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