Peer-delivered hepatitis c testing and counselling: A means of improving the health of injecting drug users

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-37

  Aitken, Campbell K ^a   Kerger, Michael ^a   Crofts, Nick ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counselling; Hepatitis C; Injecting drug use; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK-TAKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0036004057     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230220119327     Document Type: Article

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