Neighborhood Differences in Patterns of Syringe Access, Use, and Discard among Injection Drug Users: Implications for HIV Outreach and Prevention Education

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 438-454

  Buchanan, David ^a   Shaw, Susan ^b   Teng, Wei ^b   Hiser, Poppy ^a   Singer, Merrill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Injection drug use; Neighborhood characteristics; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WORKER; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONNECTICUT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEEDLE SHARING; PHARMACIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0142182394     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jtg050     Document Type: Article

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