Bloodborne sexually transmitted infections in patients presenting for substance abuse treatment in Jamaica

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 266-269

  Dowe, Gwendolyn ^a   Smikle, Monica F ^a   Thesiger, Charles ^a   Williams, Evadne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYPHILIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0035034023     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200105000-00004     Document Type: Article

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