Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town

South African Psychiatry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 160-165

  Ward, Catherine L ^a,b   Mertens, Jennifer R ^a,c   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Bresick, Graham F ^a   Sterling, Stacy A ^c   Distiller, Greg B ^a   Weisner, Constance M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV risk behaviours; Primary care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RITUAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

EID: 31344438387     PISSN: 18117805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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