Risk of prevalent HIV infection associated with incarceration among injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7384, 2003, Pages 308-310

  Buavirat, Aumphornpun ^a   Page Shafer, Kimberly ^b   van Griensven, G J P ^c   Mandel, J S ^b   Evans, J ^b   Chuaratanaphong, J ^a   Chiamwongpat, S ^a   Sacks, R ^b   Moss, A ^d  

^a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Hall 2 Dindaeng   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TATTOO; THAILAND;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TATTOOING; THAILAND;

EID: 0037425807     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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