Gender differences among regular injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia, 1996-2003

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-358

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Injecting drug use; Patterns of drug use; Risk taking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 27844513857     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500263871     Document Type: Review

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