A dose-dependent relationship between exposure to a street-based drug scene and health-related harms among people who use injection drugs

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 724-735

  Debeck, Kora ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Zhang, Ruth ^a   Buxton, Jane ^b   Montaner, Julio ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Illicit drug scenes; Injection drug use; Low threshold employment; Unstable housing

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 80052902313     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9575-4     Document Type: Article

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