Drug-Scene Roles and HIV Risk Among Puerto Rican Injection Drug Users in East Harlem, New York and Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-369

  Friedman, Samuel R ^a   Kang, Sung Yeon ^a   Deren, Sherry ^b   Robles, Rafaela ^b   Colón, Hector M ^b   Andia, Jonny ^a   Oliver Velez, Denise ^a   Finlinson, Ann ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Drug scene; HIV; Injection drug users; Networks; Risk behaviors; Roles

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036823740     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2002.10399977     Document Type: Article

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