Migration and transmission of blood-borne infections among injection drug users: Understanding the epidemiologic bridge

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 107-119

  Rachlis, Beth ^a,b   Brouwer, Kimberly C ^c   Mills, Edward J ^a,d,e   Hayes, Michael ^e   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Hogg, Robert S ^a,e  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Centre for International Health and Human Rights Studies   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Injection drug use; Migration; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BACTEREMIA; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VIREMIA;

EID: 34548107244     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.03.014     Document Type: Review

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