Health and Human Rights Concerns of Drug Users in Detention in Guangxi Province, China

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1682-1688

  Cohen, J Elizabeth ^a   Amon, Joseph J ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b HIV/AIDS Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; METHADONE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETENTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; VIROTHERAPY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADDICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; FEAR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHINA; DRUG USERS; FEAR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV-1; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 58149474695     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050234     Document Type: Article

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