Crystal methamphetamine injection predicts slower HIV RNA suppression among injection drug users

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 762-763

  Fairbairn, Nadia ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a   Milloy, M J ^a   Zhang, Ruth ^a   Montaner, Julio ^a   Wood, Evan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV; Intravenous drug abuse; Methamphetamine; Viral load

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954713151     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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