HIV among injecting drug users and spread to the general population: Putting the cart before the horse

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Archibald, Chris P ^a   Reid, Dana C ^a   Choudhri, Yogesh ^a   Cule, Stephen M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037298285     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00210-4     Document Type: Note

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