A cohort study of syringe exchangers and nonexchangers in San Francisco

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 445-464

  Sears, C ^a   Weltzien, E ^a   Guydish, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034930369     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260103100205     Document Type: Article

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