Risk practices associated with bacterial infections among injection drug users in denver, colorado

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-97

  Phillips, Kristina T ^a   Stein, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Bacterial infections; Black tar heroin; Hepatitis C; HIV; Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ABSCESS; ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COLORADO; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77950279992     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952991003592311     Document Type: Article

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