Homelessness and HIV risk behaviors among drug injectors in Puerto Rico

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 446-455

  Reyes, Juan C ^a,b   Robles, Rafaela R ^a   Colón, Héctor M ^a   Matos, Tomás D ^a   Finlinson, H Ann ^a   Marrero, C Amalia ^a   Shepard, Elizabeth W ^a  

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

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Drug injection; Drug use patterns; HIV risk behaviors; Homeless; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SAMPLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PUERTO RICO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 23944437676     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti073     Document Type: Article

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