Community-based HIV prevention research among substance-using women in survival sex work: The Maka Project Partnership

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Shannon, Kate ^a,b   Bright, Vicki ^a   Allinott, Shari ^c,d   Alexson, Debbie ^d   Gibson, Kate ^d   Tyndall, Mark W ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)   (Canada)

^d WISH Drop In Centre Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEAMWORK; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41049105708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-4-20     Document Type: Article

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