Seroprevalence of select bloodborne pathogens and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users in the Paso del Norte region of the United States - Mexico border

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Baumbach, Joan P ^a   Foster, Lily N ^a   Mueller, Mark ^a   Firestone Cruz, Michelle ^b   Arbona, Sonia ^c   Melville, Sharon ^c   Ramos, Rebeca ^d   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^e  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d United States Mexico Border Health Association   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149529848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-33     Document Type: Article

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