Severe anxiety symptomatology and HIV risk behavior among hispanic injection drug users in Puerto Rico

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-150

  Reyes, Juan C ^a   Robles, Rafaela R ^a   Colón, Hector M ^a   Marrero, C Amalia ^a   Matos, Tomás D ^a   Calderón, José M ^a   Shepard, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Drug users; Hispanic; HIV risk behavior; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33846423568     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9090-x     Document Type: Article

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