Shooting gallery attendance among IDUs in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Correlates, prevention opportunities, and the role of the environment

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 552-560

  Philbin, Morgan ^a   Pollini, Robin A ^a   Ramos, Rebecca ^b   Lozada, Remedios ^c   Brouwer, Kimberly C ^a   Ramos, Maria Elena ^d   Firestone Cruz, Michelle ^a   Case, Patricia ^e   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States Mexico Border Health Association   (United States)

^c Pro COMUSIDA   (Mexico)

^d Programa Companeros   (Mexico)

^e FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; IDU; Mexico; Shooting gallery

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MEXICO; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 45849139329     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9372-6     Document Type: Article

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