A primary healthcare clinic in a needle syringe program may contribute to HIV prevention by early detection of incident HIV in an injecting drug user

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-295

  Islam, M Mofizul ^a   Grummett, Sarah ^b   White, Ann ^b   Reid, Sharon E ^c   Day, Carolyn A ^c   Haber, Paul S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Redfern Harm Minimisation Clinic   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE REPORT; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COUNSELING; DRUG USERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 79959877148     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00708.x     Document Type: Letter

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