Heavy injection drug use is associated with lower percent body fat in a multi-ethnic cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative drug users from three U.S. cities

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-86

  Tang, Alice M ^a   Forrester, Janet E ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^b   Flanigan, Timothy ^c,d   Dobs, Adrian ^e   Skinner, Sally ^a   Wanke, Christine ^a,f  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat; Drug use; HIV; Nutrition; Substance use

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649092349     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990903544851     Document Type: Article

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