Coverage to curb the emerging HIV epidemic among injecting drug users in Pakistan: Delivering prevention services where most needed

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Emmanuel, Faran ^a   Fatima, Mehreen ^b  

^a National AIDS Control Program   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Access to services; Coverage; Harm reduction services; HIV AIDS; Injection drug use; Service delivery packages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PAKISTAN; POPULATION SIZE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRINGE;

EID: 41149165621     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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