Sexual risk and HIV infection among drug users in New York city: A pilot study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 201-207

  Hagan, Holly ^a   Perlman, David C ^b   Des Jarlais, Don C ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; HSV 2; prevalence; prevention; risk behavior; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79951560382     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.521470     Document Type: Article

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