Gender and risk factors for initiation into injection drug use

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-334

  Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

AUSTRALIA; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

FRIENDS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34147094363     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701247749     Document Type: Note

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