Association between neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and high-risk injection behaviour amongst injection drug users living in inner and other city areas in Montréal, Canada

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-55

  Généreux, Mélissa ^a   Bruneau, Julie ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Injection drug use; Neighbourhoods; Small area analysis; Syringe sharing; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDLE SHARING; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149120196     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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