Community-based survey of HIV transmission modes among intravenous drug users in Sichuan, China

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 623-627

  Ruan, Yuhua ^a   Chen, Kanglin ^c   Hong, Kunxue ^a   He, Yixin ^a   Liu, Shizhu ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a   Qin, Guangming ^b   Chen, Jianping ^a   Xing, Hui ^a   Shao, Yiming ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Centre for Disease Control and Prevention of the Sichuan Province   (China)

^c Xichang Ctr STD and Leprosy Contr   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4644225404     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000140018.24262.4a     Document Type: Review

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