HIV prevalence and risk behaviour in young drug users in Amsterdam

AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1279-1284

  Welp, Esther A E ^a   Lodder, Aart C ^a   Langendam, Miranda W ^a   Coutinho, Roel A ^a   Van Ameijden, Erik J C ^a  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug users; Epidemiology; HIV infection; HIV risk behaviour; Surveillance; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037076713     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200206140-00011     Document Type: Article

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