HIV in IDUs: Should we bother?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-85

  Panda, Samiran ^a  

^a Soc Positive Atmosphere/Related   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0037298156     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00212-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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