Comorbid substance use and HIV risk in older African American drug users

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 646-658

  Johnson, Sharon D ^a   Striley, Catherine ^b   Cottler, Linda B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Age; HIV risk; Substance use

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; OPIATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447295085     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307301169     Document Type: Article

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