Women's drug injection practices in East Harlem: An event analysis in a high-risk community

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-328

  Tortu, Stephanie ^a   McMahon, James M ^b   Hamid, Rahul ^b   Neaigus, Alan ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug injection and HIV; Event analysis; Social context; Women and HIV

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0141567707     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025452021307     Document Type: Article

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