Towards an HIV Role Theory: Drug-related Peer Beliefs and Role Strain Indicators as Predictors of Injection Risk Behaviors among Puerto Rican Injection Drug Users in New York and Puerto Rico

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 963-982

  Andia, Jonny F ^a   Deren, Sherry ^b,c   Friedman, Samuel R ^b,c   Winick, Charles ^d,e   Kang, Sungyeon ^f   Palij, Michael ^b   Robles, Rafaela R ^g   Colón, Hector M ^h   Oliver Velez, Denise ⁱ   Finlinson, Ann ^g  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Center for Drug Use and HIV Research ^*  (United States)

^f NIDA   (United States)

^g Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

^h SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

ⁱ New York ARRIBA team

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346250972     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260303300409     Document Type: Article

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