Incorporating geographic settings into a social network analysis of injection drug use and bloodborne pathogen prevalence

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 617-628

  Wylie, John L ^a,b   Shah, Lena ^a   Jolly, Ann ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogens; Injection drug use; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEMATOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 33947638501     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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