Changing patterns of cocaine use and HIV risks in the south of Brazil

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-310

  Inciardi, James A ^a,b   Surratt, Hilary L ^a,b   Pechansky, Flavio ^a   Kessler, Felix ^b   Von Diemen, Lisia ^b   Da Silva, Elisabeth Meyer ^c   Martin, Steven S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brazil; Cocaine; Crack; Drug users; HIV; Injection

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; SMOKING;

EID: 33751031245     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10399856     Document Type: Article

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