Risk factors for HIV infection among drug injectors in southern Thailand

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-238

  Perngmark, Pajongsil ^a,b   Celentano, David D ^a   Kawichai, Surinda ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Risk factors; Southern Thai IDU

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIFESTYLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MALE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THAILAND;

EID: 1542397117     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(03)00137-6     Document Type: Article

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