Clustering of syringe sharing and unprotected sex risk behaviors in male injecting drug users in China

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 574-582

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Cheng, Feng ^b   Tsui, Hi Yi ^a   Zhang, Yun ^c   Zhang, Jianxin ^d   Wang, Ning ^e   Zhang, Linglin ^f  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Management Office of China UK HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f SICHUAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYRINGE; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34547620101     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000253339.49181.f9     Document Type: Article

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