Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Initiating Methamphetamine Injection: Implications for Drug Use and HIV Prevention Strategies

Prevention Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-180

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a   Shoveller, Jean A ^b   Buxton, Jane A ^b,c   Montaner, Julio S G ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV; Initiation; Injection drug use; Methamphetamine; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 79958039491     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-010-0197-y     Document Type: Article

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