High prevalence of HIV infection among homeless and street-involved Aboriginal youth in a Canadian setting

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Livingstone, Chris ^c   Li, Kathy ^a   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 58149105421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-35     Document Type: Article

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