Characterizing the drug-injecting networks of cocaine and heroin injectors in Montreal

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-209

  De, Prithwish ^a   Jolly, Ann ^b,c   Cox, Joseph ^a,d   Boivin, Jean François ^a,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Montreal Public Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Hepatitis C virus; Heroin; HIV; Injection drug use; Social network

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYRINGE;

EID: 33745905906     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405586     Document Type: Article

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