Provision of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines to injection drug users at a syringe exchange

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-265

  Stancliff, Sharon ^a   Salomon, Nadim ^a   Perlman, David C ^a   Russell, Philip C ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Streetside Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza vaccine; Injection drug use; Needle exchange; Pneumococcal vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL VACCINES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0034018626     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(99)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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