Challenges in recruiting and training drug treatment patients as peer outreach workers: A perspective from the field

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1892-1908

  Colón, Rosa M ^a   Deren, Sherry ^b   Guarino, Honoria ^a   Mino, Milton ^b   Kang, Sung Yeon ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Independent Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural mediators; Drug treatment patients; HIV prevention; Peer outreach workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DRUG USERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 76849096527     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826081003684863     Document Type: Article

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