Multilevel analysis of HIV related risk behaviors among heroin users in a low prevalence community

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Li, Huizhen ^a   Goggins, William ^a   Lee, Shui Shan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHADONE; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 66649103306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-137     Document Type: Article

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