Transition to injection and sharing of needles/syringes: Potential for HIV transmission among heroin users in Chengdu, China

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-701

  Chamla, Dick ^a   Chamla, Josephine Helen ^b   Dabin, Wu ^b   Delin, Han ^b   Rennes, Nathalie ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b République Démocratique du Congo   (China)

Author keywords

Heroin users; HIV; Sharing of injecting materials; Transition to injection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJECTION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SYRINGES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645303511     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.048     Document Type: Article

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