The relationship between social network factors, HIV, and Hepatitis C among injection drug users in Chennai, India

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-54

  Latkin, Carl ^a   Yang, Cui ^a   Srikrishnan, Aylur K ^b   Solomon, Suniti ^b   Mehta, Shruti H ^a   Celentano, David D ^a   Kumar, Muniratnam Suresh ^b   Knowlton, Amy ^a   Solomon, Sunil Suhas ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; HIV; India; Injection drug users; Social capital; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 79959668199     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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