Racial/ethnic disparities in injection drug use in large US metropolitan areas

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 326-334

  Cooper, Hannah ^a,b   Friedman, Samuel R ^b,c,d   Tempalski, Barbara ^b   Friedman, Risa ^b   Keem, Marie ^b  

^a Med Hlth Res Assoc New York C   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

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

^d NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Hispanics; HIV; Substance Abuse Intravenous; Substance related Disorders; US Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444396747     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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