Ecstasy use and its association with sexual behaviors among drug users in New York City

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-343

  Novoa, Roberto A ^a,b   Ompad, Danielle C ^a   Wu, Yingfeng ^a   Vlahov, David ^a,c,d   Galea, Sandro ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Harvard Medical School ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Injection drug use; Noninjection drug use; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEW YORK CITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 23944492573     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-5515-0     Document Type: Article

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