Ethnicity and risk factors in needle sharing among intravenous drug users in Sichuan Province, China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Choi, Susanne Y P ^a   Cheung, Y W ^a   Jiang, Z Q ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Leprosy Control   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33845196824     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600900496     Document Type: Article

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