Global overview of injecting drug use and HIV infection

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9464, 2005, Pages 1008-1009

  McCoy, Clyde B ^a   Rodríguez, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 15244353259     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74205-7     Document Type: Note

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