Law enforcement influences on HIV prevention for injection drug users: Observations from a cross-border project in China and Vietnam

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Hammett, Theodore M ^a   Bartlett, Nicholas A ^b   Chen, Yi ^c   Ngu, Doan ^d   Cuong, Dao Dinh ^e   Phuong, Nguyen Minh ^e   Tho, Nguyen Huu ^e   Van, Ly Kieu ^e   Liu, Wei ^c   Donghua, Meng ^f   Shaomi, Xiang ^f   Chen, Huabin ^f   Quyen, Hoang Ngoc ^g   Broadhead, Robert S ^h   Des Jarlais, Don C ⁱ  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Guangxi Centers for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^d Lang Son Provincial Health Service ^*

^e Lang Son Provincial Health Service   (Viet Nam)

^f Ning Ming County Health Department   (China)

^g Ha Giang Provincial Health Services   (Viet Nam)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

ⁱ BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; HIV prevention; IDUs; Police

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIET NAM;

EID: 27644469432     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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