Writing about Risk: Use of Daily Diaries in Understanding Drug-User Risk Behaviors

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-85

  Stopka, Thomas J ^a,b,e   Springer, Kristen W ^c   Khoshnood, Kaveh ^d   Shaw, Susan ^a   Singer, Merrill ^a,e  

^a HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b California State Office of AIDS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Office of AIDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaries; Human immunodeficiency virus; Injection drug users; Qualitative; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 1842480606     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AIBE.0000017527.25533.f4     Document Type: Article

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