Physical violence among a prospective cohort of injection drug users: A gender-focused approach

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-246

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Fairbairn, Nadia ^a   Li, Kathy ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gender; HIV; Injection drug use; Violence

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 49349102089     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.028     Document Type: Article

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