HIV, alcohol, and noninjection drug use

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-318

  Van Tieu, Hong ^a,b   Koblin, Beryl A ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Amyl nitrates; HIV infection; Methamphetamines; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYL NITRATE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; SILDENAFIL;

AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67651158959     PISSN: 1746630X     EISSN: 17466318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0b013e32832aa902     Document Type: Review

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