Booting and flushing: Needle rituals and risk for bloodborne viruses

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-189

  McElrath, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bloodborne; Booting; Flushing; Viruses

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DEXTROMORAMIDE; LYSERGIDE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALBUPHINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN INJURY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745931876     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890600594070     Document Type: Article

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