Spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and incidence among injection drugs users in St Petersburg: Implications for HIV transmission

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Heimer, Robert ^a   Barbour, Russell ^a   Shaboltas, Alla V ^b   Hoffman, Irving F ^c   Kozlov, Andrei P ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems; Harm reduction; HIV AIDS; Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEROIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 37349068521     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f244ef     Document Type: Article

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