Drug use and risk behaviours among injecting drug users: A comparison between sex workers and non-sex workers in Sydney, Australia

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Roxburgh, Amanda ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^a   Breen, Courtney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Injecting drug users; Patterns of drug use; Risk taking behaviour; Sex workers prostitutes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 27344455176     PISSN: 14777517     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-2-7     Document Type: Article

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