Reconceptualizing early and late onset: A life course analysis of older heroin users

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 637-645

  Boeri, Miriam Williams ^a,b   Sterk, Claire E ^a   Elifson, Kirk W ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging into; Drug trajectories; HIV AIDS; Maturing in; Older drug users

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; LIFESPAN; MALE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 57149120987     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.5.637     Document Type: Article

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