HIV prevention for injection drug users in China and Vietnam: Policy and research considerations

Global Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-139

  Hammett, T M ^a   des Jarlais, D ^b   Johnston, P ^a   Kling, R ^a   Ngu, D ^a   Liu, W ^c   Chen, Y ^c   Van, L K ^d   Donghua, M ^e  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Guangxi Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Lang Son Provincial Health Service   (Viet Nam)

^e Ning Ming County Anti Epidemic Station   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; China; HIV AIDS; Injection drug users; Prevention; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW; NEEDLE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE; VIET NAM;

CHINA; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIETNAM;

EID: 34248391764     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690600981806     Document Type: Article

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