The gendered context of initiation to injecting drug use: Evidence for women as active initiates

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-293

  Bryant, Joanne ^a   Treloar, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Initiation; Injecting drug use; Social research

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34147184461     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701247731     Document Type: Article

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