Components of difference in HIV seropositivity rate among injection drug users between low- and high-HIV-prevalence regions

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Wang, Jichuan ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compositional factor effects; HIV prevalence; HIV seropositivity rate; Rate effect; Standardization and decomposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037716969     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022541504943     Document Type: Article

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