Predictors of mortality among injecting and non-injecting HIV-negative drug users in northern Thailand

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Quan, Vu Minh ^a   Vongchak, Tasanai ^b   Jittiwutikarn, Jaroon ^c   Kawichai, Surinda ^a   Srirak, Namtip ^b   Wiboonnatakul, Kanokporn ^b   Razak, Myat Htoo ^a   Suriyanon, Vinai ^b   Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Northern Drug Treatment Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HIV; Incidence; Mortality; Substance abuse; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND;

EID: 33846913648     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01709.x     Document Type: Article

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