Drug injection among street youth: The first time

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1003-1009

  Roy, Élise ^a,b   Haley, Nancy ^a,b   Leclerc, Pascale ^a   Cédras, Lyne ^a   Boivin, Jean François ^a,b  

^a Montreal Public Health Department   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Initiation; Injection drug use; Street youth; Young IDU

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; QUEBEC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036342784     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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