Estimating the prevalence of drug injection using a multiplier method based on a register of new HIV diagnoses

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 646-648

  Barrio Anta, Gregorio ^a,b   Oliva, Jesús ^c   Bravo, María J ^b,c   Mateo, Salvador De ^c   Domingo Salvany, Antonia ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

drug injection; estimation; multiple method; prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

COHORT STUDIES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 80053487228     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq076     Document Type: Article

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