Psychometric properties of the blood-borne virus transmission risk assessment questionnaire (BBV-TRAQ)

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Fry, Craig L ^a   Lintzeris, Nick ^a  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood borne virus; Injecting drug users; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN PENETRATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0037307493     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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