Cognitive behavioral theories used to explain injection risk behavior among injection drug users: A review and suggestions for the integration of cognitive and environmental models

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-532

  Wagner, Karla Dawn ^a   Unger, Jennifer B ^b   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^c   Andreeva, Valentina A ^d   Pentz, Mary Ann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral theory; HIV risk behavior; injection drug use; literature review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77955706543     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109357319     Document Type: Article

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