High-risk injecting behaviour in hostel accommodation for the homeless in Glasgow 2001-02: A study combining quantitative and qualitative methodology

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 333-341

  Wadd, Sarah L ^a   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^a   Taylor, Avril ^b   Ahmed, Syed ^c   Goldberg, David J ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeless; Injecting drug use; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYRINGE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33750812789     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890500520704     Document Type: Article

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