Development and implementation of a cross-border HIV prevention intervention for injection drug users in Ning Ming County (Guangxi Province), China and Lang Son Province, Vietnam

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 389-398

  Hammett, Theodore M ^a   Des Jarlais, Don C ^b   Liu, Wei ^c   Ngu, Doan ^d   Tung, Nguyen Duy ^d   Hoang, Tran Vu ^e   Van, Ly Kieu ^f   Donghua, Meng ^g  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease   (China)

^d National AIDS Standing Bureau   (Viet Nam)

^e FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f Lang Son Provincial Health Service   (Viet Nam)

^g Ning Ming County Health Department   (China)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Injection drug users

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG USE; FEAR; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; NEEDLE; PHARMACY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYRINGE; TYPES OF STUDY; VIET NAM;

EID: 0242543229     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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