Elicitation of salient beliefs related to drug preparation practices among injection drug users in Puerto Rico

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-375

  Colón, Héctor M ^a   Finlinson, H Ann ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^b   Robles, Rafaela R ^a   Soto López, Mayra ^a   Marcano, Héctor ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug preparation practices; Elicitation interviews; Injection drug users; Puerto Rican Hispanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FILTER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF INJECTION; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 27744546902     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9010-5     Document Type: Article

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