Factors associated with buying and selling syringes among injection drug users in a setting of one of North America's largest syringe exchange programs

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 883-899

  Kuyper, Laura ^a,b,c   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b,c,d   Li, Kathy ^a   Hogg, Robert ^a,b,e,f   Tyndall, Mark ^a,b,c   Montaner, Julio ^a,b,c,g   Wood, Evan ^a,b,c,h  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^d Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network   (Canada)

^e Drug Treatment Program   (Canada)

^f Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS   (Canada)

^g Canadian HIV Trials Network   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; IDU; Secondary syringe exchange; Syringe buying; Syringe selling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION DRUG USER; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMERCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33745685960     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080600668712     Document Type: Article

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