Marginalized and socially integrated groups of IDUs in Hungary: Potential bridges of HIV infection

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages

  Gyarmathy, V Anna ^a   Neaigus, Alan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Injecting drug users; Risk behaviors; Risk networks; Social marginalization

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; GLUE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUNGARY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 26644474361     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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