Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use and associated depression in gay men and HIV positive men: In-depth interviews with general practitioners in Sydney, Australia

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Saltman, Deborah C ^a   Newman, Christy E ^b   Mao, Limin ^b   Kippax, Susan C ^b   Kidd, Michael R ^c  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 51249116005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-45     Document Type: Review

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