Hazardous drinking and HIV sexual risk behaviors among injection drug users in developing and transitional countries

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 862-869

  Arasteh, Kamyar ^a   Des Jarlais, Don C ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazardous drinking; HIV; Injection drug; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956879483     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9491-0     Document Type: Article

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